My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in America they've been far and away my most successful books, but I never saw a cent from any of it. (Jonathan Coe)

My only regret is that I signed away the world rights and in America they've been far and away my most successful books, but I never saw a cent from any of it.

Jonathan Coe

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