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Fame and Obscurity

by Gay Talese · 1970

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"Fascinating . . . Poignant." The Wall Street Journal

In this extraordinary work of insight and interviews, bestselling author Gay Talese shares with us the lives of those we don't know and those we might wish we did: Frank Sinatra, Joe DiMaggio, Manhattan mobsters, Bowery bums, and many others — fascinating men and women who define our country's spirit and lead us to an understanding of ourselves as a nation.

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Subject
philosophy
Themes
journalists
Setting
New YorkUSA
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 352 pages
Form
essays

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