Here At The New Yorker
Condition: SECONDHAND
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Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - light chipping at back. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Intact.
A celebrated memoir and insider chronicle of one of America's most iconic literary institutions, Here at The New Yorker takes readers behind the scenes of the magazine that defined American wit and culture for decades. Brendan Gill, a staff writer at The New Yorker for over half a century, presents an affectionate yet candid portrait of the brilliant, eccentric, and often contradictory personalities who shaped the publication — from the legendary Harold Ross and William Shawn to luminaries like E.B. White, James Thurber, and Dorothy Parker. Written with warmth, irreverence, and sparkling wit, the book chronicles Gill's own remarkable journey through the corridors of a magazine that consistently set the standard for sophisticated journalism and fiction. Part memoir, part institutional biography, it illustrates the creative tensions, personal rivalries, and extraordinary talent that converged to produce a publication unlike any other in the history of American letters.
Author: Brendan Gill
Format: Hardback
Published: 1975, Random House
Genre: Essays
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded - light chipping at back. Page Condition: Yellowed. Markings: previous owner. Binding: Intact.
A celebrated memoir and insider chronicle of one of America's most iconic literary institutions, Here at The New Yorker takes readers behind the scenes of the magazine that defined American wit and culture for decades. Brendan Gill, a staff writer at The New Yorker for over half a century, presents an affectionate yet candid portrait of the brilliant, eccentric, and often contradictory personalities who shaped the publication — from the legendary Harold Ross and William Shawn to luminaries like E.B. White, James Thurber, and Dorothy Parker. Written with warmth, irreverence, and sparkling wit, the book chronicles Gill's own remarkable journey through the corridors of a magazine that consistently set the standard for sophisticated journalism and fiction. Part memoir, part institutional biography, it illustrates the creative tensions, personal rivalries, and extraordinary talent that converged to produce a publication unlike any other in the history of American letters.