Chronicler of the Century Did It All

Authors

  • Gay Talese Author

Keywords:

tribute, literary journalism, nonfiction narrative, twentieth-century America, cultural chronicler

Author Biography

  • Gay Talese

    Gay Talese helped develop non-fiction reportage into what has become known as New Journalism. He wrote for the New York Times in the 1960s. His works include The Bridge (1964), The Kingdom and the Power (1969), Fame and Obscurity (1970), Honor Thy Father (1971), Thy Neighbor’s Wife (1981), and Unto the Sons (1992), and A Writer’s Life (2006).

Published

2026-02-10

Issue

Section

Tributes