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Gaetano "Gay" Talese (/ t ə ˈ l iː z /; born February 7, 1932) [1] is an American writer. As a journalist for The New York Times and Esquire magazine during the 1960s, Talese helped to define contemporary literary journalism and is considered, along with Tom Wolfe , Joan Didion , and Hunter S. Thompson , one of the pioneers of New Journalism .
Oct 2, 2012 · Gay Talese gives a tour of his bunker, explains his writing process, and reflects on why he became a "man of record."
Oct 11, 2023 · Gay Talese, 91, is a living legend of journalism. He wrote what is considered the greatest magazine story ever published, "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold," which appeared in the April 1966...
Jan 1, 1980 · Gay Talese. 4.15. 608 ratings78 reviews. "An Italian ROOTS." —The Washington Post Book World. At long last, Gay Talese, one of America's greatest living authors, employs his prodigious storytelling gifts to tell the saga of his own family's emigration to America from Italy in the years preceding World War II.
Sep 17, 2023 · In “Bartleby and Me,” Gay Talese recalls ink-stained colleagues, shares trade secrets and digs through the ruins of a truly explosive Manhattan marriage.
Sep 19, 2023 · Gay Talese revisits his pioneering career profiling the many “nobodies” who make New York so fascinating, culminating with the strange and riveting story of Dr. Nicholas Bartha, who blew up his Upper East Side brownstone—and himself—rather than give up his beloved patch of NYC real estate.
Oct 1, 2003 · Gay Talese, Barbara Lounsberry (Introduction) 4.33. 871 ratings83 reviews. As a young reporter for The New York Times, in 1961 Gay Talese published his first book, New York: A Serendipiter's Journey, a series of vignettes and essays that began, "New York is a city of things unnoticed".
Sep 19, 2023 · Gay Talese may be 91, but he has a lot more to say. In ‘Bartleby and Me,’ the celebrated writer offers a behind-the-scenes look at his greatest hits and an all-new profile. 7 min. Gay...
Jan 25, 2017 · In his latest collection, “High Notes,” which includes a selection of magazine articles and book excerpts over a 45-year period from 1966 to 2011, Gay Talese once again reminds us of the ...
Sep 9, 2003 · Gay Talese. GayTalese.com. In the corner of a smoky Beverly Hills bar, a legendary but fading singer stands, nursing a drink, a cigarette, and -- much to his distress -- a cold.
