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Bite the Hand That Feeds You: Essays and Provocations
Henry Fairlie
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Description for Bite the Hand That Feeds You: Essays and Provocations
Paperback. Henry Fairlie was one of the most colourful and trenchant journalists of the twentieth century. The British-born writer made his name on Fleet Street, where he coined the term 'The Establishment'. In America his writing found a home in the pages of the "New Yorker" and other top magazines and newspapers. This title tells his story. Editor(s): McCarter, Jeremy. Series: A New Republic Book. Num Pages: 368 pages. BIC Classification: DNF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 19. Weight in Grams: 386.
Henry Fairlie was one of the most colorful and trenchant journalists of the twentieth century. The British-born writer made his name on Fleet Street, where he coined the term “The Establishment,” sparred in print with the likes of Kenneth Tynan, and caroused with Kingsley Amis, among many others. In America his writing found a home in the pages of the New Yorker and other top magazines and newspapers. When he died, he was remembered as “quite simply the best political journalist, writing in English, in the last fifty years.”
Remarkable for their prescience and relevance, Fairlie’s essays celebrate Winston Churchill, ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
368
Condition
New
Series
A New Republic Book
Number of Pages
368
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300164602
SKU
V9780300164602
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About Henry Fairlie
Born in England, Henry Fairlie (1924–1990) was a frequent contributor to newspapers and magazines including the Washington Post and the New Republic. Jeremy McCarter is a senior writer at Newsweek. He lives in New York.
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"'Happy is the occasion when a publisher sees fit to gather and gift-wrap a bouquet as fragrant and resplendent as Henry Fairlie's political journalism. A Grub Street transplant, Fairlie brought to America a fluency in history and prose, a jagged wit, a newcomer's affection for the New World, and a set of self-destructive life-style habits charming only in hindsight. We ... Read more