| Up in the Old Hotel, and Other Stories Contributor(s): Mitchell, Joseph (Author), Remnick, David (Introduction by), Gardner, Grover (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1504653572 ISBN-13: 9781504653572 Publisher: Blackstone Publishing OUR PRICE: $40.46 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: August 2015 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Collections | American - General |
| Physical Information: 0.6" H x 5.3" W x 6.7" (0.25 lbs) |
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| Publisher Description: Saloon keepers, street preachers, gypsies, steel-walking Mohawks, a bearded lady, and a ninety-three-year-old "seafoodetarian" who believes his specialized diet will keep him alive for another two decades are among the people that Joseph Mitchell immortalized in his reportage for the New Yorker and in four books--McSorley's Wonderful Saloon, Old Mr. Flood, The Bottom of the Harbor, and Joe Gould's Secret--that are still renowned for their respectful observation, their graveyard humor, and their offhand perfection of style.These masterpieces (along with several previously uncollected stories) are available in one volume, which presents an indelible collective portrait of an unsuspected New York and its odder citizens--as depicted by one of the great writers of this or any other time. |
Contributor Bio(s): Mitchell, Joseph: - Joseph Mitchell (1908-1996) was born near Iona, North Carolina, and came to New York City in 1929. He eventually found a job as an apprentice crime reporter for the World. He also worked as a reporter and features writer at the Herald Tribune and the World-Telegram before landing at the New Yorker in 1938, where he remained until his death. Remnick, David: -David Remnick is the editor of the New Yorker. He began his career as a sportswriter for the Washington Post and won the Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for Lenin's Tomb. He is also the author of Resurrection and The Devil Problem and Other True Stories, a collection of essays. He lives in New York City with his wife and three children. Gardner, Grover: -Grover Gardner is an award-winning narrator with over eight hundred titles to his credit. Named one of the "Best Voices of the Century" and a Golden Voice by AudioFile magazine, he has won three prestigious Audie Awards, was chosen Narrator of the Year for 2005 by Publishers Weekly, and has earned more than thirty Earphones Awards. |