Frank Sinatra Caught a Cold and Other Stories

Once, Gay Talese came to interview Frank Sinatra, but due to a cold, the singer was unable to speak with him. Then the journalist communicated with many of Sinatra's acquaintances and submitted to "Esquire" a legendary essay, the title of... which is carried in the title of this collection. Talese is an icon of American journalism of the 1960s - 1970s; he set the gold standard for reporting for decades to come. In his writings for "Esquire," "The New Yorker," and "The New York Times," Talese elevated the art of article writing to a fundamentally new level and captured the era of tumultuous change with photographic precision. The first collection of Gay Talese in Russian includes iconic essays and reports written over half a century: from the 1960s to the 2010s. World celebrities ranging from Sinatra to Lady Gaga, the mafia "Cosa Nostra," fellow journalists with their insatiable itch to write - no matter who Talese is talking about, he writes thoughtfully and expansively, creating a detailed and vibrant chronicle of human life.