{"product_id":"up-in-the-old-hotel-paperback","title":"Up in the Old Hotel - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSaloon-keepers and street preachers, gypsies and steel-walking Mohawks, a bearded lady and a 93-year-old \"seafoodetarian\" who believes his specialized diet will keep him alive for another two decades. These are among the people that Joseph Mitchell immortalized in his reportage for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and in four books--\u003ci\u003eMcSorley's Wonderful Saloon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOld Mr. Flood\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bottom of the Harbor\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJoe Gould's Secret\u003c\/i\u003e--that are still renowned for their precise, respectful observation, their graveyard humor, and their offhand perfection of style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese masterpieces (along with several previously uncollected stories) are available in one volume, which presents an indelible collective portrait of an unsuspected New York and its odder citizens--as depicted by one of the great writers of this or any other time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJoseph Mitchell\u003c\/b\u003e was born near Iona, North Carolina, in 1908, and came to New York City in 1929, when he was twenty-one years old. He eventually found a job as an apprentice crime reporter for \u003ci\u003eThe World\u003c\/i\u003e. He also worked as a reporter and features writer at \u003ci\u003eThe Herald Tribune \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe World-Telegram \u003c\/i\u003ebefore landing at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/i\u003ein 1938, where he remained until his death in 1996.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 736\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.26 x 8.06 x 5.28 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 1993\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756924469536,"sku":"9780679746317","price":24.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a256b9598d0af8bcaebc9e77839d2196.webp?v=1780089339","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/up-in-the-old-hotel-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}