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title: "Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge . . ."
brand: "gay talese"
price: "228 Lei"
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reviews_count: 8
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# Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge . . .

**Brand:** gay talese
**Price:** 228 Lei
**Availability:** ✅ In Stock

## Quick Answers

- **What is this?** Fame and Obscurity: A Book About New York, a Bridge, and Celebrities on the Edge . . . by gay talese
- **How much does it cost?** 228 Lei with free shipping
- **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship
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## Customer Reviews

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    This is page for page the SAME BOOK.
  

*by J***D on Reviewed in the United States on June 13, 2021*

I didn't know that when I ordered and neither Amazon or the sellers apparently recognized that.  I think Amazon should do better with the books that are newly printed, first available in soft cover, or something to stop this from occurring.  I really didn't want two copies of the same essays.The hardback book was very used, the cover badly tattered with wear.  The soft cover is/or looks new.  And the photographs on the two books are different.  Haven't decided whether keep both copies or what.  Gay Talese over the years has become one of my all-time favorite authors - since my days in college. I love the "new journalism" tag and his style of writing is clean and tight. In college, the only thing I didn't like was the 20-page change of subject matter in 'Thy Neighbor's Wife.'  It could have stood easily alone, one book on the social changes in American sex and one on the Sandstone project.  But HE is still flawless in my view.  I hope there is still more coming from Talese.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    A classic essay collection
  

*by C***F on Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2018*

Although I have no desire to read Gay Talese's most recent book, this collection of essay is a classic. His prose swept me back to the Sixties, my teen years, and the city of New York, two hours from the rural Connecticut town where I grew up. People, the time, the place, the bridge. And craft - details and threads planted along the way then pulled together at the end of each essay - is masterful!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 







  
  
    Fame is here, don't know about Obscurity.
  

*by R***Y on Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2016*

A taste of New York at the midpoint of the last century.  Very refreshing!

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