Fame and Obscurity

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Fame and Obscurity
Author Gay Talese
Country United States
Language English
Subject(s) Biographies
Genre(s) Non-fiction
Publisher Doubleday
Publication date 1970
Media type Print (Hardback & Paperback)

Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge was a 1970 book by Gay Talese. The book was a collection of many of Talese's works for Esquire about New York City, and also includes his most famous celebrity profiles: "Joe Louis: The King as a Middle-aged Man", "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" and "The Silent Season of a Hero".

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Works by Gay Talese
Magazine articles:
"Joe Louis: The King as a Middle-aged Man" • "Frank Sinatra Has a Cold" • "The Silent Season of a Hero"
Non-fiction:
The Bridge: The Building of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge (1964) • The Kingdom and the Power (1969) • Fame and Obscurity (1970) • Honor Thy Father (1971) • Thy Neighbor's Wife (1981) • Unto the Sons (1992) • Origins of a Nonfiction Writer (1996) • A Writer's Life (2006)
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