An Editor’s Burial: Journals and Journalism from the New Yorker and Other Magazines
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- Author：David Brendel
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Summary
A glimpse of post-war France through the eyes and words of 14 （mostly） expatriate journalists including Mavis Gallant， James Baldwin， A。J。 Liebling， S。N。 Behrman， Luc Sante， Joseph Mitchell， and Lillian Ross; plus， portraits of their editors William Shawn and New Yorker founder Harold Ross。 Together: they invented modern magazine journalism。 Includes an introductory interview by Susan Morrison with Anderson about transforming fact into a fiction and the creation of his homage to these exceptional reporters。
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Cordelia
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A collection of journalism from expats in Paris during the 20th century - which is always interesting。 A collection that is meant to accompany Anderson's upcoming film "The French Dispatch"。 Not having seen this film， I cant comment on this。I'm always a big fan of New Yorker。 I like its style and attitudes。 A very enjoyable and stimulating read。Thank you to Edelweiss， the author and the publisher for sending me this ARC。 A collection of journalism from expats in Paris during the 20th century - which is always interesting。 A collection that is meant to accompany Anderson's upcoming film "The French Dispatch"。 Not having seen this film， I cant comment on this。I'm always a big fan of New Yorker。 I like its style and attitudes。 A very enjoyable and stimulating read。Thank you to Edelweiss， the author and the publisher for sending me this ARC。 。。。more
Mandy
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This collection of 14 essays from acclaimed writers such as James Baldwin and Mavis Gallant， all originally published in the New Yorker， give an intriguing glimpse into life in post-war France， particularly in Paris， where most of the authors were based。 Inevitably I found some of the essays more interesting or appealing than others， but coming from the pens of such excellent writers， all had something to offer。 The volume has been issued to accompany Wes Anderson’s 2021 film The French Dispatch This collection of 14 essays from acclaimed writers such as James Baldwin and Mavis Gallant， all originally published in the New Yorker， give an intriguing glimpse into life in post-war France， particularly in Paris， where most of the authors were based。 Inevitably I found some of the essays more interesting or appealing than others， but coming from the pens of such excellent writers， all had something to offer。 The volume has been issued to accompany Wes Anderson’s 2021 film The French Dispatch， which is based on these essays， as the introduction makes clear。 The film brings to life a collection of stories from the final issues of an American magazine published in a fictional 20th century French city。 I look forward to revisiting the essays once I have seen the film。 But I don’t think it’s necessary to know anything at all about the film to enjoy this book， as New Yorker essays are always worth reading， and this collection is no exception。 。。。more
Susanne
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Thank you to Pushkin Press and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Since I love essays， I was looking forward to reading this selection of essays from the New Yorker （and other magazines）。 I didn't realize that this book is a collection meant to accompany Wes Anderson's upcoming film "The French Dispatch"。 I might not have requested this had this been clear to me。 As a collection of journalism from expats in Paris during the 20th century， this book is an interesting read。 As to Thank you to Pushkin Press and NetGalley for an ARC in exchange for an honest review。Since I love essays， I was looking forward to reading this selection of essays from the New Yorker （and other magazines）。 I didn't realize that this book is a collection meant to accompany Wes Anderson's upcoming film "The French Dispatch"。 I might not have requested this had this been clear to me。 As a collection of journalism from expats in Paris during the 20th century， this book is an interesting read。 As to be expected， I found some pieces more/less appealing than others， but several give a fascinating portrait of the time。 Overall though， the book felt a bit dusty and out of date， both in style and in content。 Quite a few of the articles were paeans to Harold Ross， the founder of the New Yorker， which didn't really interest me。 。。。more
Sara Catherine
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I feel indifferent about this book， thus the 3 star rating。 It wasn't bad at all， I really enjoyed reading， but I think I will enjoy it more once I see The French Dispatch！ The intro was one of my favorite parts！！ Reading this made me extremely excited to see the movie， but for me personally I think that I would prefer seeing the movie and then reading the 'inspiration' rather than trying to imagine the movie based on the works included in An Editor's Burial。 I think that this book is a brillian I feel indifferent about this book， thus the 3 star rating。 It wasn't bad at all， I really enjoyed reading， but I think I will enjoy it more once I see The French Dispatch！ The intro was one of my favorite parts！！ Reading this made me extremely excited to see the movie， but for me personally I think that I would prefer seeing the movie and then reading the 'inspiration' rather than trying to imagine the movie based on the works included in An Editor's Burial。 I think that this book is a brilliant idea--to compile essays/articles/texts that inspired The French Dispatch as a 'companion' to the movie。 I received an advanced copy of this book in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
J Earl
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An Editor's Burial: Journals and Journalism from the New Yorker and Other Magazines， edited by David Brendel with input from Wes Anderson， is a collection that is really meant to accompany Anderson's upcoming film The French Dispatch。Simply as a collection of journalism from expats in Paris during the 20th century it is an interesting read， some entries more appealing than others but all together a wonderful portrait of the time。 Looking at it this way， I was pleased with the selections and enjo An Editor's Burial: Journals and Journalism from the New Yorker and Other Magazines， edited by David Brendel with input from Wes Anderson， is a collection that is really meant to accompany Anderson's upcoming film The French Dispatch。Simply as a collection of journalism from expats in Paris during the 20th century it is an interesting read， some entries more appealing than others but all together a wonderful portrait of the time。 Looking at it this way， I was pleased with the selections and enjoyed imagining the city during that time。As a collection related to the film I was even more intrigued。 Without having seen the film a lot of what I took away is simply how I imagined these， and other pieces， being used in the making of the film and being used by viewers to gain a better historical perspective on the fictional characters that are largely blends of these real writers。 As source material， I found myself trying to extract personality traits that might be used in creating a character loosely based on these people。 What might such a character look like？ What serves as an introduction， an interview with Anderson， some of what made it from real person to fictional character is discussed。 As a （soon to be） viewer I think this will make me want to watch the film more than once to look more closely at what habits belong to what person。I recommend this to readers who enjoy the old new Yorker style of journalism and commentary， or those who want to learn about what made the magazine so popular。 A few of these stand alone as primary documents of historical events that would be of interest to history buffs。 And anyone looking forward to seeing the film may enjoy the book now but will， I think， really enjoy it once the film is available。Reviewed from a copy made available by the publisher via NetGalley。 。。。more
Beth Younge
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