“The finest portrait ever painted of the city at the height of its glory.” Russell Baker, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author
Description
Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E. B. White’s stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America’s foremost literary figures. The New York Times named Here Is New York one of the ten best books ever written about the metropolis, and the New Yorker called it “the wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city.”
Included with this essay are two short poems by E. B. White: “Commuter” and “Critic,” both published in the New Yorker in 1925.
Praise
“The finest portrait ever painted of the city at the height of its glory.” Russell Baker, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author
“Just to dip into this miraculous essay—to experience the wonderful lightness and momentum of its prose, its supremely casual air, and surprisingly tight knit—is to find oneself going ahead and rereading it all.” John Updike, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author
“The wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city.” New Yorker
“One of the ten best books ever written about the metropolis.” New York Times
“Part reverie, part lament, and part exultation…the best sketch ever drawn of the place.” Los Angeles Times
Details
| Language | English |
|---|---|
| Release Day | May 2, 2016 |
| Release Date | May 3, 2016 |
| Release Date Machine | 1462233600 |
| Imprint | Blackstone Publishing |
| Provider | Blackstone Publishing |
| Categories | Literature & Fiction, Poetry, Travel & Tourism, Essays, North America, Nonfiction - Adult, Nonfiction - All |
Author Bio
E. B. White (1899–1985) was an American author and long-time contributor to the New Yorker. He was the author of more than seventeen books of prose and poetry and coauthor of the English language style guide The Elements of Style but is especially well-known for his beloved children’s classics, Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1973. He won numerous other awards and medals, including a special Pulitzer Prize for his body of work in 1978 and the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, which commended him for making “a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.”
Narrator Bio
Malcolm Hillgartner is an accomplished actor, writer, and musician. Named an AudioFile Best Voice of 2013 and the recipient of several Earphones Awards, he has narrated over 250 audiobooks.
Overview
Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E. B. White’s stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America’s foremost literary figures. The New York Times named Here Is New York one of the ten best books ever written about the metropolis, and the New Yorker called it “the wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city.”
Included with this essay are two short poems by E. B. White: “Commuter” and “Critic,” both published in the New Yorker in 1925.
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