The Penguin Book of Columnists - Rilegato

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ISBN 10: 0670862711 ISBN 13: 9780670862719

Casa editrice: Viking, 1997

Riassunto

Writing in 1924, the critic Gilbert Seldes described the newspaper column as the 'most sophisticated' of the minor arts. Following the success of his PENGUIN BOOK OF INTERVIEWS, Christopher Silvester has compiled an anthology of columnists which covers gossip, sport, humour and much else, including work by Ambose Bierce, George Ade, G. K. Chesterton, Frank Sullivan, Damon Runyon, Walter Winchell, O.O. McIntyre, Tom Driberg, Auberon Waugh, Jimmy Breslin, Shaun Johnson, Dave Barry, George F. Will, Ellen Goodman, George Frazier, Ian Mackay and Alan Watkins.

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L'autore:

Christopher Silvester is a freelance writer. For several years he was a reporter for PRIVATE EYE and he has contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines. He is the editor of THE PENGUIN BOOK OF INTERVIEWS and THE LITERARY COMPANION TO PARLIAMENT. He lives in London and New York.

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• Editore: Viking
• Data di pubblicazione: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0670862711
• ISBN 13: 9780670862719
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 640
• Redattore: Silvester Christopher