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'The best non-fiction writer in America' Mario Puzo
Gay Talese is the father of American New Journalism, who transformed traditional reportage with his vivid scene-setting, sharp observation and rich storytelling. His 1966 piece for Esquire, one of the most celebrated magazine articles ever published, describes a morose Frank Sinatra silently nursing a glass of bourbon, struck down with a cold and unable to sing, like 'Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel - only worse'. The other writings in this selection include a description of a meeting between two legends, Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali; a brilliantly witty dissection of the offices of Vogue magazine; an account of travelling to Ireland with hellraiser Peter O'Toole; and a profile of fading baseball star Joe DiMaggio, which turns into a moving, immaculately-crafted meditation on celebrity.
'The best American prose of the second half of the twentieth century' Atlantic Monthly
RRP: $24.95
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| ISBN 13: | 9780141194158 |
| Binding: | Paperback |
| Pages: | 208 |
| Dimensions: | 198x129 |
| Released: | 02/05/2011 |
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