Meyer Berger's New York by Meyer Berger,Pete Hamill

By Meyer Berger,Pete Hamill

Meyer ("Mike") Berger was once one of many maximum reporters of this century. A reporter and columnist for the hot York instances for thirty years, he gained a Pulitzer Prize in 1950 for his account of the homicide of 13 humans by way of a deranged struggle veteran in Camden, New Jersey.

Berger is better identified for his "About ny" column, which seemed frequently
in the days from 1939 to 1940 and from 1953 until eventually his dying in 1959. via
lovingly special snapshots of normal New Yorkers and much corners of the town, Berger's writing deeply motivated the following iteration of writers, together with homosexual Talese and Tom Wolfe.

Originally released in 1960 and lengthy out of print, Meyer Berger's ny is a wealthy number of amazing journalism, chosen through Berger himself, which captures the excitement, bravado, and heartbreak of latest York within the fifties within the phrases of the best-loved reporter of his time.

"Mike Berger was once one of many nice journalists of our day . . . he used to be a grasp of the colour tale, the descriptive narrative of points of interest and sounds-of a parade, an eclipse, a homicidal maniac operating amok . . . or simply a thunderstorm that broke a summer season warmth wave . . . ."-The manhattan occasions, obituary, February 6, 1959

"Dip into Meyer Berger's manhattan, at any element, and you'll find belongings you by no means knew or dreamed of understanding. . . . It has a center, a soul, and a good looks all its own."
-Phillip Hamburger, the recent York occasions booklet Review

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