One Buttoned Up Writer

by | Apr 24, 2006

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New York Times looks at non-fiction master, Gay Talese, in this morning’s edition.

Mr. Talese, the son of a tailor, carries himself like a papal guard and, now that his nudist phase is over, is the best-dressed writer in New York. He makes Tom Wolfe look like someone who collects Mark Twain outfits from a thrift shop.