George Plimpton was een Amerikaanse journalist en schrijver wiens werk de wereld van sport en spel vaak vanuit een uniek perspectief verkende. Hij was medeoprichter van het literaire tijdschrift The Paris Review, waarmee hij de artistieke schrijfkunst en nieuwe talenten ondersteunde. Zijn benadering van journalistiek werd gekenmerkt door diepgaande onderdompeling in de onderwerpen die hij behandelde, en het creëren van boeiende verhalen die zijn passie voor het vak weerspiegelden. Plimptons werk wordt gewaardeerd om zijn authenticiteit en zijn vermogen om de essentie van verschillende subculturen te vangen.
Paris Review 2nd Series is the second of collection literary interviews published by The Paris Review (1963), edited by George Plimpton, and includes an introduction by Van Wyck Brooks. Interviews: Robert Frost, Ezra Pound, Marianne Moore, T. . Eliot, Boris Pasternik, Katherine Anne Porter, Henry Miller, Aldous Huxley, Ernest Hemingway, S. J. Perelman, Lawrence Durrell, Mary McCarthy, Ralph Ellison, Robert Lowell.
Paris Review 6th Series is the sixth of collection literary interviews published by The Paris Review (1985), edited by George Plimpton, and includes an introduction by Frank Kermode.Interviews: Rebecca West; Stephen Spender; Tennessee Williams; Elizabeth Bishop; Bernard Malamud; William Goyen; Kurt Vonnegut, Jr; Nadine Gordimer; James Merrill; Gabriel García Márquez; Carlos Fuentes; John Gardner .
In which Various Friends, Enemies, Acquaintances, and Detractors Recall His Turbulent Career
A biography of American author Truman Capote in which various friends, enemies, acquaintances and detractors recall his turbulent career.
The book features a collection of thrilling tales shared among members of The Explorers Club, a renowned gathering spot for adventurous spirits. Curated by the late George Plimpton, these stories highlight remarkable journeys and experiences from daring explorers. This updated edition includes a new foreword by Richard Wiese, the club's 44th president, along with a fresh photo insert that offers a glimpse into the exclusive club and its celebrated adventure archives, enriching the reader's understanding of its storied legacy.
An American Biography
Revised, with a new cover When Edie was first published, it quickly became an international best-seller and then took its place among the classic books about the 1960s. Edie Sedgwick exploded into the public eye like a comet. She seemed to have it all: she was aristocratic and glamorous, vivacious and young, Andy Warhol’s superstar. But within a few years she flared out as quickly as she had appeared, and before she turned twenty-nine she was dead from a drug overdose. In a dazzling tapestry of voices—family, friends, lovers, rivals—the entire meteoric trajectory of Edie Sedgwick’s life is brilliantly captured. And so is the Pop Art world of the ‘60s: the sex, drugs, fashion, music—the mad rush for pleasure and fame. All glitter and flash on the outside, it was hollow and desperate within—like Edie herself, and like her mentor, Andy Warhol. Alternately mesmerizing, tragic, and horrifying, this book shattered many myths about the ‘60s experience in America.
Stories to Open the Heart and Rekindle the Spirit of Writers
Being a writer can be a lonely and frustrating experience. The stories in this book-by a wide range of professional writers, novelists, journalists, freelancers, poets and screenwriters-will give readers insight into the human trials, tribulations and triumphs of writers, and writers a source of inspiration and commiseration. Whether readers are beginning writers, seasoned pros or wannabes, the stories of purpose, passion, endurance and success contained in Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul will inform, entertain, uplift and inspire them. In its pages, they will learn important lessons on: the importance of perseverance, the value of being yourself, the process of discovering your own voice, the need for mentors and allies, and the power of following your heartfelt dreams. Contributors include: Sue Grafton, Steve Allen, Dave Barry, Agatha Christie, Art Linkletter, Terry McMillan, and more.
This illustrated guide covers all the reader needs to know about Japan's national drink. The text explains the history, production, customs, utensils and language of sake, and identifies the best brands and the tastiest side dishes.
Kolportiert von Freunden, Feinden, Bewunderern und Konkurrenten
George Plimpton, der legendäre Verleger der »Paris Review«, führte für dies Buch Hunderte von Interviews, die zeigen, dass es nicht immer nur eine Wahrheit gibt - schon gar nicht, wenn man es mit einem Menschen wie Capote zu tun hat. Ein hochtalentierter Autor und gleichzeitig ein verrückter, eitler, exzentrischer Schauspieler. Auf seinem Lebensweg begegnen wir zahlreicher Prominenz von Andy Warhol über Joan Didion, Norman Mailer bis zu seinem Erzfeind Gore Vidal. Sie alle waren Zeugen seines kometenhaften Erfolgs und später Beobachter seines jähen Absturzes, der auf die Veröffentlichung von »Erhörte Gebete« folgte.
