The Art of Fact: a Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism

Marc Notes: Originally published: New York: Scribner, 1997.; Includes bibliographical references and index. Publisher Marketing: A comprehensive and illuminating survey of literary journalism with both historical and international scope, this anthology is the only one of its kind. In a series of sparkling readings, Kevin Kerrane and Ben Yagoda trace the evolution of the so-called new journalism back to the 18th century. Publisher Marketing: "The Art of Fact" is a historical treasury tracing what used to be called "new" journalism back to such pioneers as Defoe, Dickens, and Orwell, and to crime writers, investigative social reporters, and war correspondents who stretched the limits of style and even propriety to communicate powerful truth. The tradition is alive and well in stories that take us from a cantina in Los Angeles to a lesbian bar in Dublin, from a massacre in Tiananmen Square to a nonviolent revolution in the Philippines. This international emphasis links American literary journalists to their counterparts in England, Africa, and Russia. Review Citations: Publishers Weekly 06/23/1997 pg. 79 (EAN 9780684830414, Hardcover) Booklist 08/01/1997 pg. 1851 (EAN 9780684830414, Hardcover) Library Journal 08/01/1997 pg. 102 (EAN 9780684830414, Hardcover) Contributor Bio:  Kerrane, Kevin In a new epilogue Kevin Kerrane explores the world of baseball scouting in the late 1990s. Kerrane is a professor of English at the University of Delaware. Contributor Bio:  Yagoda, Ben Ben Yagoda is the author of About Town: The New Yorker and the World It Made, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, and Will Rogers. He is coeditor, with Kevin Kerrane, of The Art of Fact: A Historical Anthology of Literary Journalism, and has written for The New York Times Magazine, The American Scholar, Esquire, and many other publications. Yagoda directs the journalism department at the University of Delaware, where he teaches nonfiction writing. He lives in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, with his wife and two daughters.