A town without time : Gay Talese's New York / Gay Talese.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Talese, Gay, author.

Standardized Title:

Works. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

New York (N.Y.)--Description and travel.

New York (N.Y.).

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

xiv, 417 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Mariner Classics, [2024]

Summary:

"For over six decades, Gay Talese has told New York stories. They are the stories of daring bridge builders, disappearing gangsters, intrepid Vogue editors, unassuming doormen who’ve seen too much. They are set in the star-studded salons of George Plimpton’s apartment, in the tense newsroom of a still burgeoning New York Times, in an electric studio session with Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga recording their debut. With the wit, elegance, and depth of insight that has long characterized his work, Talese’s New York reporting showcases a master of the form at his finest, making intelligible the city’s vibrant beating pulse, capturing the charming, the eccentric, and the overlooked. Whether prowling the night streets to discover the social hierarchy of alley cats, or uncovering the triumph and terror of building the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge, or plunging into the hidden, sordid world of a recently blown-up apartment building, Talese excavates the city around him with a reporter’s eye and an artist’s flair, crafting delightful, profound, indelible portraits of the people who live there. Spanning the 1950s to today, the fourteen pieces in this collection are a time capsule of what New York once was and still is—Talese proves time and time again that, even as the city changes, his view of it remains as timeless as ever"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Introduction by Alex Vadukul

Part I: The unnoticed

New York is a city of things unnoticed

The bridge

Part II: The restless voyeurs

The kingdoms, the powers, and the glories of the New York Times

Looking for Hemingway

Vogueland

The kingdom and the tower

Part III: The offbeat wonders

Journey into the cat jungle

The homeless woman with two homes

Mr. Bad News

Gino's long run

The kidnapping of Joe Bonanno

Part IV: The city's crooners

High notes

Frank Sinatra has a cold

Part V: The land grabbers

Dr. Bartha's brownstone

My New York City apartment

Local Notes:

Athenaeum copy: Garrison fund bookplate.

ISBN:

9780063392182

0063392186

OCLC:

1472833085