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Book Description Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. This captivating anthology gathers historic New Yorker pieces from a decade of trauma and upheavalas well as the years when The New Yorker came of age, with pieces by Elizabeth Bishop, Langston Hughes, Joseph Mitchell, Vladimir Nabokov, and George Orwell, alongside original reflections on the 1940s by some of todays finest writers. In this enthralling book, contributions from the great writers who graced The New Yorkers pages are placed in historical context by the magazines current writers. Included in this volume are seminal profiles of the decades most fascinating figures: Albert Einstein, Walt Disney, and Eleanor Roosevelt. Here are classics in reporting: John Herseys account of the heroism of a young naval lieutenant named John F. Kennedy; Rebecca Wests harrowing visit to a lynching trial in South Carolina; and Joseph Mitchells imperishable portrait of New Yorks foremost dive bar, McSorleys. This volume also provides vital, seldom-reprinted criticism, as well as an extraordinary selection of short stories by such writers as Shirley Jackson and John Cheever. Represented too are the great poets of the decade, from William Carlos Williams to Langston Hughes. To complete the panorama, todays New Yorker staff look back on the decade through contemporary eyes. The 40s: The Story of a Decade is a rich and surprising cultural portrait that evokes the past while keeping it vibrantly present.Including contributions by W. H. Auden Elizabeth Bishop John Cheever Janet Flanner John Hersey Langston Hughes Shirley Jackson A. J. Liebling William Maxwell Carson McCullers Joseph Mitchell Vladimir Nabokov Ogden Nash John OHara George Orwell V. S. Pritchett Lillian Ross Stephen Spender Lionel Trilling Rebecca West E. B. White Williams Carlos Williams Edmund Wilson And featuring new perspectives by Joan Acocella Hilton Als Dan Chiasson David Denby Jill Lepore Louis Menand Susan Orlean George Packer David Remnick Alex Ross Peter Schjeldahl Zadie Smith Judith Thurman "All pieces in this collection, except as noted, were originally published in The New Yorker."--Title page verso. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Seller Inventory # 9780812983296
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