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A selection of classic high points in the illustrious career of Gay Talese.
"[High Notes] reminds us of the indefatigable reporting skills and inventive use of language that made Talese a paragon of the New Journalism." -New York Times Book Review

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A selection of classic high points in the illustrious career of Gay Talese.
"[High Notes] reminds us of the indefatigable reporting skills and inventive use of language that made Talese a paragon of the New Journalism." -New York Times Book Review

Admired by generations of reporters, Gay Talese has for more than six decades enriched American journalism with an unmatched ability to inhabit the worlds of his subjects. From the article that germinated into Thy Neighbor´s Wife, to indelible portraits of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, and Lady Gaga, High Notes selects the highlights of Talese´s signature mode, "the art of hanging out." It´s a bold testament to enduring literary craftsmanship and unparalleled cultural observation from "the most important nonfiction writer of his generation" (David Halberstam).

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High Notes contains all the reasons I´ve been teaching Gay Talese´s work to my students for a decade, and all the reasons they love it. There are scenes described in such vivid detail you feel you´re standing inside them; peripheral characters whom only Talese would care about and who are far more interesting than the ones in the center; details that no other writer would notice because no one has Talese´s eyes and Talese´s ears. This is glorious journalism. Anne Fadiman, author of EX LIBRIS and THE WINE LOVER´S DAUGHTER

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Talese, Gay
Gay Talese is a journalist and international best-selling author whose works include The Bridge (Walker & Company 2003), The Kingdom and the Power, Honor Thy Father, Thy Neighbors Wife, and Unto the Sons. Currently at work on the follow-up to Unto the Sons, he lives in New York City and Ocean City, New Jersey.

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