{"product_id":"working-robert-a-caro","title":"Working (Robert A. Caro)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert A. Caro is one of the most acclaimed writers of his generation, whose landmark biographies are widely hailed as masterpieces.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis is the captivating account of his life as a writer, describing the sometimes staggering lengths to which he has gone in order to produce his books and offering priceless insights into the craft of non-fiction writing, be it the pursuit of truth, the writer's process, the art of interviewing or the creation of literature.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIncluding several of Caro's most famous speeches and interviews as well as new material, this is the self-portrait of a man who knows the meaning and importance of great story-telling - and, like all his books, is an utterly riveting example of that too.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eRobert A. Caro has been described as 'the greatest political biographer of our times' (\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and 'the most revered historian of his generation' (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e). His first book, \u003ci\u003eThe Power Broker\u003c\/i\u003e,\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003epublished in 1974, was described in 2015 as 'one of the greatest non-fiction works ever written' (\u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e) and his ongoing multi-volume work \u003ci\u003eThe Years of Lyndon Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e has been described as 'the greatest biography of our era' (\u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e). With these books he has twice won the Pulitzer Prize, twice won the National Book Award and three times won the National Book Critics Circle Award. He has also been awarded virtually every other major literary honour, including the National Humanities Medal, awarded by President Barack Obama, the highest award in the humanities given in the United States. Born in 1935, he graduated from Princeton University, later became a Nieman Fellow at Harvard University, and was an investigative reporter for \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e for six years. He lives with his wife, the writer Ina Caro, in New York City, where he is at work on the fifth and final volume of \u003ci\u003eThe Years of Lyndon Johnson\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format paperback, Englisch, 240 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65880206704989,"sku":"K089873241","price":13.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/8987324100001A.jpg?v=1789011695","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/working-robert-a-caro","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}