A dazzling collection of profiles and interviews by the preeminent American cultural essayist of our time. In these 39 lively essays and profiles; best-selling novelist and biographer Edmund White draws on his wide reading and his sly good humor to illuminate some of the most influential writers; artists; and cultural icons of the past century: among them; Marcel Proust; Catherine Deneuve; George Eliot; Andy Warhol; Andreacute; Gide; David Geffen; and Robert Mapplethorpe. Whether hersquo;s praising Nabokovrsquo;s sensuality; or critiquing Elton Johnrsquo;s walk (ldquo;as though hersquo;s a wind-up doll thatrsquo;s been overwound and sent heading for the top of the stairsrdquo;); or describing serendipitous moments in his seven-year-long research into the life of Genet; White is unfailingly observant; erudite; and entertaining.
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. I liked it; I used to live in Hudson so ...By Jacob NoonanI liked it; I used to live in Hudson so it was cool seeing the park in the good old days2 of 2 people found the following review helpful. great series. never disapointed...exxcellent transactionBy Karen BroscoeI love this series of Images of America. Actually went to Bensons; It is now a park. No animals; except dogs. There is a dog park right at the enterence.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy drummermannice
