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Frank Sinatra Has a Cold: And Other Essays
Gay Talese
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Description for Frank Sinatra Has a Cold: And Other Essays
Paperback. A selection of writings including a description of a meeting between two legends, Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali; a 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 immaculately-crafted meditation on celebrity. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 14. Weight in Grams: 156.
A selection of witty and provocative essays from the father of New Journalism, Gay Talese's Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays is published in 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 'Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel - only worse'. The other ... Read more
A selection of witty and provocative essays from the father of New Journalism, Gay Talese's Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays is published in 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 'Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel - only worse'. The other ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Condition
New
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Number of Pages
208
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141194158
SKU
9780141194158
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About 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.
Reviews for Frank Sinatra Has a Cold: And Other Essays
'A masterful New Journalism pioneer ... raises the magazine article to the level of an art form'
Los Angeles Times
'The best non-fiction writer in America'
Mario Puzo
Los Angeles Times
'The best non-fiction writer in America'
Mario Puzo