High Notes: Selected Writings of Gay Talese

High Notes: Selected Writings of Gay Talese

<b>A superb new collection from the illustrious career of Gay Talese, "the most important nonfiction writer of his generation" (David Halberstam). </b><br /><b><br /></b>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 long-form <i>Esquire </i>articles that germinated into his masterful books--including <i>Honor Thy Father </i>and <i>Thy Neighbor's Wife--</i>to indelible portraits like the canonical "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" and the recent, revealing account of avant-pop star Lady Gaga's studio session with the old-school crooner Tony Bennett, the pieces collected in <i>High Notes</i> are classics of the journalistic style Talese pioneered--"the art of hanging out," as he called it--and a bold testament to his enduring talent for unparalleled cultural observation and impeccable literary craftsmanship.