Working
- Author Robert A. Caro
- Narrator Robert A Caro
- Publisher Random House
- Publish Date 1 January 1970
- Run Time 7 hours and 55 minutes
- Format Audio
- Genre Autobiography: writers, Biography and non-fiction prose, Literary studies: general, Memoirs, News media and journalism, Politics and government, Society and Social Sciences.
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Random House presents the audiobook edition of Working, written and read by Robert A. Caro.
Robert A. Caro, 'one of the great reporters of our time and probably the greatest biographer’ (Sunday Times), is one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation, whose biographies are widely considered to be masterpieces.
In Working he offers a captivating account of his life as a writer, describing the sometimes staggering lengths to which he has gone in order to produce his books and offering priceless insights into the art and craft of non-fiction writing.
Anyone interested in investigative journalism and the pursuit of truth, in the writer’s process and the creation of literature, in the art of interviewing or simply the psychology of excellence will find a masterclass in all these subjects within these pages. Readers already familiar with Caro’s work, meanwhile, will be thrilled at the revelations on offer, including how he discovered the fiercely guarded secrets of his subjects, how he constructed the pivotal scenes in his books and the fullest description yet of his forthcoming final volume of The Years of Lyndon Johnson.
Including several of Caro’s most famous speeches and interviews alongside the new material, Working is the self-portrait of a man who knows the meaning and importance of great story-telling. It is, like all his books, an utterly riveting example of that too.
Critics Review
Anyone trying to write in any form will devour it
One of the greatest non-fiction works ever written
Irresistibly readable, an outright masterpiece
A stupendous achievement … Caro’s style is gripping, indeed hypnotic, and he squeezes every ounce of drama from his remarkable story
I think about Robert Caro and reading The Power Broker back when I was twenty-two years old and just being mesmerized
A breathtakingly dramatic story [told] with consummate artistry and ardor … It showcases Mr Caro’s masterly gifts as a writer
My book of the year, by a landslide majority … The adjective ‘Shakespearean’ is overused and mostly undeserved but not in this case
Regarded by many as the greatest political biography of the modern era
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