Frank Sinatra Has A Cold Av Gay Talese

<p>A selection of witty and provocative essays from the father of New Journalism, Gay Talese''s <i>Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays </i>is published in Penguin Modern Classics.<br><br>Gay Talese is the father of American New Journalism, who transformed traditional reportage with his vivid scene-setting, sharp observation and rich storytelling. His 1966 piece for <i>Esquire</i>, one of the most celebrated magazine articles ever published, describes a morose Frank Sinatra silently nursing a glass of bourbon, struck down with a cold and unable to sing, like ''Picasso without paint, Ferrari without fuel - only worse''. The other writings in this selection include a description of a meeting between two legends, Fidel Castro and Muhammad Ali; a brilliantly witty dissection of the offices of <i>Vogue</i> magazine; an account of travelling to Ireland with hellraising actor Peter O''Toole; and a profile of fading baseball star Joe DiMaggio, which turns into a moving, immaculately-craft