Books
by Brendan Gill
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Here at the New Yorker |
Partly autobiographical, partly historical, one of my old favourites happily still available (now from Amazon and perhaps elsewhere). Historical, it's a chronicle of the loves and hates of some of the famous chiefly American writers, artists and celebrities of the 20th century in the heyday of the magazine when edited by founder Harold Ross and successor William Shawn. Many comic anecdotes. It is also good on aspects of putting each issue together.
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 12 January 2002) |
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Here at the New Yorker |
A hilarious retrospective to celebrate the New Yorker magazine's first fifty years by one of its long-time contributors. Consists of portraits and anecdotes of writers and artists, starting with the founder-editor Harold Ross and going on to Thurber, Perelman, Dorothy Parker and numerous other legendary American names. Many reproductions of cartoons and covers by Peter Arno, Charles Addams and others. Available from Amazon UK at - believe it or not - £0.65 ... for a real feast. Enjoy!
(Jeremy Swann - bwl 29 April 2005) |
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