Literary Journalists

Literary Journalists

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The Art of Fact
The Tools of the Reporter
The Craft of the Novelist
The literary journalists are marvelous observers whose meticulous attention to detail is wedded to the tools and techniques of the fiction writer. Like reporters, they are fact gatherers whose material is the real world. Like fiction writers, they are consummate storytellers who endow their stories with a nar...more
Paperback, 339 pages
Published September 12th 1984 by Ballantine Books
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Jenna
Rekindled my passion for gonzo journalism.

The best entry is easily the first one, "Travels in Georgia," by John McPhee.
Sarah
I read this in high school... most of it is lost to time, but the piece on eating roadkill... well, that sticks with me.
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