A Writer's Life

A Writer's Life is a 2006 autobiography by Gay Talese. The book focuses on many of the stories that Talese attempted to tell, but failed, such as spending six months working on a story about John and Lorena Bobbitt for The New Yorker only to have the piece rejected by New Yorker editor Tina Brown.[1]

A Writer's Life
AuthorGay Talese
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
SubjectAutobiography
GenreNon-fiction
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
Publication date
2006
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages448 pp (first edition, hardback)
ISBN0-679-41096-1 (first edition, hardback)
OCLC62118423
808.0092 B 22
LC ClassPN4874.T216 A3 2006

Bibliography

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References

  1. Andersen, Kurt. A Reporter's Reporter, The New York Times, April 30, 2006. Retrieved on April 7, 2008.


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