Bibliograph

Reporting at wit's end, tales from the New Yorker, St. Clair McKelway ; introduction by Adam Gopnik

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Label

Reporting at wit's end, tales from the New Yorker, St. Clair McKelway ; introduction by Adam Gopnik

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Reporting at wit's end

Oclc number

401150916

Responsibility statement

St. Clair McKelway ; introduction by Adam Gopnik

Sub title

tales from the New Yorker

Table Of Contents

The 1930s. Firebug-catcher -- Place and leave with -- The innocent man at Sing Sing -- Average cop -- Who is this king of glory? (with A.J. Liebling) -- The 1940s -- Some fun with the F.B.I. -- Mister 880 -- The cigar, the three wings, and the low-level attacks -- The wily Wilby -- Gossip writer -- The 1950s. The blowing of the top of Peter Roger oboe -- The cockatoo -- A case of felony murder -- This is it, honey -- The perils of Pearl and Olga -- The rich recluse of Herald Square -- The 1960s. The Edinburgh caper -- The big little man from Brooklyn

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