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Gay Talese


Gay Talese was a reporter for The New York Times from 1956 to 1965. Since then he has written for The New York Times, Esquire, The New Yorker, Harper's Magazine, and other national publications. He is the author of 13 books. He lives with his wife, Nan, in New York City.

Books by Gay Talese

Frank Sinatra Has A Cold

A selection of witty and provocative essays from the father of New Journalism, new to Penguin Modern Classics

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A Writer's Life

A luminous book from one of the most influential non-fiction writers of his generation.

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