Here Is New York
- Author E. B. White
- Narrator Malcolm Hillgartner
- Publisher Blackstone Publishing
- Publish Date 3 May 2016
- Run Time 1 hours and 1 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Biography and non-fiction prose, Literary essays, Poetry, Travel and holiday.
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What to expect
Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E. B. White’s stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America’s foremost literary figures. The New York Times named Here Is New York one of the ten best books ever written about the metropolis, and the New Yorker called it “the wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city.”
Included with this essay are two short poems by E. B. White: “Commuter” and “Critic,” both published in the New Yorker in 1925.
Critics Review
u201cThe finest portrait ever painted of the city at the height of its glory.u201d
u201cJust to dip into this miraculous essayu2014to experience the wonderful lightness and momentum of its prose, its supremely casual air, and surprisingly tight knitu2014is to find oneself going ahead and rereading it all.u201d
u201cThe wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city.u201d
u201cOne of the ten best books ever written about the metropolis.u201d
u201cPart reverie, part lament, and part exultationu2026the best sketch ever drawn of the place.u201d
u201cA masterpiece of travel writingu2026After September 11, readers will find this book touching, and prescient, in striking waysu2026The charm isnu2019t just the city. It is also the utterly perfect prose of E. B. White.u201d
u201cThis witty and perceptive praise song to New York is a classic.u201d
u201cMalcolm Hillgartner is a seasoned performer and narrator. His rich voice captures the quality of reminiscence that infuses both Whiteu2019s and Angellu2019s words. Hillgartner seems as familiar with the New York neighborhoods (present and past) as the authors. His pace is perfect.u201d
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