Up in the Old Hotel
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Up in the Old Hotel by Joseph Mitchell
Saloon-keepers and street preachers, gypsies and steel-walking Mohawks, a bearded lady and a 93-year-old seafoodetarian who believes his specialized diet will keep him alive for another two decades. These are among the people that Joseph Mitchell immortalized in his reportage for The New Yorker and in four books--McSorley's Wonderful Saloon, Old Mr. Flood, The Bottom of the Harbor, and Joe Gould's Secret--that are still renowned for their precise, respectful observation, their graveyard humor, and their offhand perfection of style.
These masterpieces (along with several previously uncollected stories) are available in one volume, which presents an indelible collective portrait of an unsuspected New York and its odder citizens--as depicted by one of the great writers of this or any other time.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780679412632 |
| ISBN 10 | 0679412638 |
| Title | Up in the Old Hotel |
| Author | Joseph Mitchell |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Pantheon Books |
| Year published | 1992-08-04 |
| Number of pages | 718 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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