The columnist : a play / by David Auburn.

"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 embroil...

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Main Author: Auburn, David, 1969-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Faber and Faber, c2012.
Edition:1st ed.
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