| Summary: | "In midcentury America, newspaper columnists are kings - and Joseph Alsop wears the biggest crown. Joe sits at the nexus of Washington life : beloved, feared, and courted in equal measure. But as the sixties dawn and America undergoes dizzying change, the intense political dramas Joe is embroiled in come to claim a profound personal cost. Inspired by the real-life story of Joseph Alsop, David Auburn has penned a vital letter from a radically changing decade to our own turbulent era. The Columnist is a deft blend of history and fiction : a hilarious, searing portrait of the glorious rewards and devastating losses that accompany ego, ambition, and the pursuit of power." --from publisher description.
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