The Penguin Book of Columnists - Hardcover

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9780670862719: The Penguin Book of Columnists

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0670862711 ISBN 13: 9780670862719

Publisher: Viking, 1997

Writing in 1924, the critic Gilbert Seldes described the newspaper column as the 'most sophisticated' of the minor arts. Following the success of his PENGUIN BOOK OF INTERVIEWS, Christopher Silvester has compiled an anthology of columnists which covers gossip, sport, humour and much else, including work by Ambose Bierce, George Ade, G. K. Chesterton, Frank Sullivan, Damon Runyon, Walter Winchell, O.O. McIntyre, Tom Driberg, Auberon Waugh, Jimmy Breslin, Shaun Johnson, Dave Barry, George F. Will, Ellen Goodman, George Frazier, Ian Mackay and Alan Watkins.

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Synopsis:

2nd revision edition, originally published in hardback by Viking in 1997, of a collection of newspaper columns. The pieces cover such topics as gossip, sport, humour and politics. Writers include: Damon Runyon, G.K. Chesterton, Walter Winchell, Tom Driberg, Auberon Waugh, Ellen Goodman and Alan Watkins.

About the Author:

Christopher Silvester is a freelance writer. For several years he was a reporter for PRIVATE EYE and he has contributed to numerous newspapers and magazines. He is the editor of THE PENGUIN BOOK OF INTERVIEWS and THE LITERARY COMPANION TO PARLIAMENT. He lives in London and New York.

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