Düss-Ruhr Book Club: A Town Without Time by Gay Talese

NEW DATE!

This month, we will be reading "A Town Without Time" by Gay Talese

From legendary journalist Gay Talese, a collection of his greatest reporting on New York City.  The Guardian comments that "What impressed Talese’s first readers was his discursive storytelling and insider take. For this he was credited by Tom Wolfe with inventing the New Journalism, a first-person narrative technique later adopted by Norman Mailer, Hunter S Thompson, Joan Didion and Wolfe himself, among others. We have this self-referential formula to thank for the columns that fill the papers now, roaring confessionals about throuples and wild swimming. But today’s readers, and particularly other journalists, will be astonished by the access Talese had, not to mention freedom from nixing PRs."

All readers are welcome. RSVP here to receive the meeting information!

WHEN

Sunday, November 02, 2025 at 08:00 PM Berlin Time

WHERE

This is a virtual event. See the event description above or RSVP for virtual participation options.

CONTACT

Kelsey Pace