FRANK SINATRA HAS A COLD AND OTHER ESSAY
Author(s): TALESE GAY
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.
General Information
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- : PMOD
- : PMOD
- : 159.0
- : 03 March 2011
- : books
Other Specifications
- : TALESE GAY
- : BC
- : 1
- : 208
- : DNF