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Robert McG. Thomas Jr. was born and grew up in Shelbyville, Tennessee. Joining The New York Times as a copyboy in 1959, he went on to work for the paper as a police reporter, rewrite man, society news reporter, and sportswriter before turning to obituaries full-time in 1995, the year he was mehr anzeigen nominated for a Pulitzer Prize. Thomas died in January 2000 weniger anzeigen

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A collection of 52 obituaries written for The New York Times by Robert McG. Thomas, this book grew on me. It only takes the reading of a few of these for the reader to understand the form and its limits, and to appreciate the art with which McG. sketches an appropriately honest yet forgiving portrait of the deceased in a few lines, and the skill with which he locates the telling detail or anecdote on which to peg the obituary.
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Capybara_99 | 1 weitere Rezension | Nov 10, 2008 |
I was morbidly curious when I saw this book. 52 of the best obituaries written by McG. It was alright.
 
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