Frank Sinatra Has a Cold
And Other Essays
$38.34
- Paperback
208 pages
- Release Date
12 April 2011
Summary
A selection of witty and provocative essays from the father of New Journalism, new to Penguin Modern Classics
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 …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780141194158 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0141194154 |
| Author: | Gay Talese |
| Publisher: | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Imprint: | Penguin Classics |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 208 |
| Release Date: | 12 April 2011 |
| Weight: | 154g |
| Dimensions: | 197mm x 130mm x 14mm |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
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About The Author
Gay Talese
Gay Talese (born February 7, 1932) is an American author. He wrote for The New York Times in the early 1960s and helped to define literary journalism or ‘new nonfiction reportage’, also known as New Journalism. His most famous articles are about Joe DiMaggio, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. He lives in New York with his wife, Nan Talese.
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