Gay talese biography

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&#;The most important nonfiction penner of his generation, the person whose work most influenced at least two generations of other reporters.&#;
–David Halberstam, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and historian

&#;He is a reporter, true enough, but one with the eyes and ears of an artist.&#;
Los Angeles Times Book Review

&#;The top non-fiction writer in America.&#;
–Mario Puzo, author of The Godfather

&#;Talese . . . as he has proven again and again with his books, is a master of the narrative art.&#;
–William Kennedy, author of Ironweed and Roscoe

&#;Talese&#;s . . . prose [is] distinctive for its precision, its silkiness, its attention to vital details that lesser journalists routinely overlooked.&#;
–Alan Moore, author of Watchmen and V for Vendetta

&#;[Talese&#;s] legacy is twofold. First, he is the indefatigable correspondent whose books and articles are the product of extensive research. Second, he is the poet of the commonplace, the penner who demonstrated that one could write great literary nonfiction about the `ordinary&#; . . . Talese . .

Gay Talese

Gay Talese in August Photograph by David Shankbone

Gay Talese (born February 7, in Ocean Capital, New Jersey) is an American writer who wrote for The New York Times in the early s and helped to describe literary journalism or "new nonfiction reportage", also known as "New Journalism". His most famous articles are about Joe DiMaggio, Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra.

Biography

Talese was born into a Roman Catholic Italian-American family just south of Atlantic City. His southern Italian father, Joseph Talese, was a tailor who had emigrated to the United States in and his mother, the former Catherine DePaolo, was a buyer for a Brooklyn department store.

At academy as a minor, he wore hand crafted suits from his father's shop which, he later reflected in his memoir Origins of a Nonfiction Writer (), caused him to appear to be older than his classmates. He recounted his first years in his book "Unto the Sons".

Talese attended Ocean City Lofty School. His entry into professional writing was an unintended consequence of his attempt to obtain more playing period on the b

Gay Talese

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Gay Talese

Gaetano "Gay" Talese (; born February 7, ) is an American writer. As a journalist for The New York Times and Esquire magazine during the s, he helped to define contemporary literary journalism and is considered, along with Joan Didion, Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Hunter S. Thompson and Tom Wolfe, one of the pioneers of Fresh Journalism. Talese's most famous articles are about Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Lgbtq+ Talese is the 6,rd most popular writer (down from 5,th in ), the 11,th most popular biography from United States (down from 9,th in ) and the th most accepted American Writer.

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Among writers, Gay Talese ranks 6, out of 7, Before him are Marit Paulsen, Albert Maltz, China Miéville, Lascelles Abercrombie, Richard Wilbur, and Leïla Slimani. After him are Khushwant Singh, Alastair Reynolds, Malcolm Gladwell, Tsai

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BornGaetano Talese
() February 7, (age 93)
Ocean City, New Jersey, U.S.
OccupationJournalist
Alma materUniversity of Alabama
GenreLiterary journalism, Fresh Journalism
Years active–present
Notable works
  • "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" ()
  • Honor Thy Father ()
  • Thy Neighbor's Wife ()
Spouse
Children2

Gaetano "Gay" Talese (born February 7, ) is an American writer. He is known for his unique style of journalism. This style is called literary journalism or Modern Journalism. It combines factual reporting with storytelling techniques often found in fiction.

Talese worked for The Brand-new York Times and Esquire magazine in the s. He helped shape how this new kind of journalism was done. He is seen as a pioneer alongside other eminent writers like Tom Wolfe and Joan Didion. Some of his most legendary articles are about Joe DiMaggio and Frank Sinatra.

Early Life and Education

Gay Talese with his wife, Nan Talese, at a clip festival in

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