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| Gay Talese in Twitter storm after failing to name inspirational female writers | Gay Talese in Twitter storm after failing to name inspirational female writers |
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| Gay Talese, the 84-year-old writer who was named by Tom Wolfe as the inventor of the New Journalism, on Saturday found himself at the centre of a shock of the very new media. | Gay Talese, the 84-year-old writer who was named by Tom Wolfe as the inventor of the New Journalism, on Saturday found himself at the centre of a shock of the very new media. |
| Related: Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays, by Gay Talese | Related: Frank Sinatra Has a Cold and Other Essays, by Gay Talese |
| In an appearance at Boston University, Talese was asked to name women writers who inspired him. As part of his answer, he said: “None.” | In an appearance at Boston University, Talese was asked to name women writers who inspired him. As part of his answer, he said: “None.” |
| Cue a Twitter storm, complete with hashtags, outrage and suggestions of female authors Talese might be advised to read. | Cue a Twitter storm, complete with hashtags, outrage and suggestions of female authors Talese might be advised to read. |
| Amy Littlefield, a 29-year-old journalist from New York who was in the audience in Boston, told the Washington Post Talese first named the novelist Mary McCarthy as a woman who had inspired him in his work. | Amy Littlefield, a 29-year-old journalist from New York who was in the audience in Boston, told the Washington Post Talese first named the novelist Mary McCarthy as a woman who had inspired him in his work. |
| The Post quoted Littlefield as saying: “And then there was a pause and he said, ‘None. And I’ll tell you why.’ And he went into this explanation about how educated women don’t want to hang out with anti-social people.” | The Post quoted Littlefield as saying: “And then there was a pause and he said, ‘None. And I’ll tell you why.’ And he went into this explanation about how educated women don’t want to hang out with anti-social people.” |
| Amanda Katz, an arts writer for the Boston Globe, wrote on Twitter: “Women don’t write good NF [nonfiction] [because] they don’t feel comfortable talking to strangers, Gay Talese tells largely female journo audience.” | Amanda Katz, an arts writer for the Boston Globe, wrote on Twitter: “Women don’t write good NF [nonfiction] [because] they don’t feel comfortable talking to strangers, Gay Talese tells largely female journo audience.” |
| Related: 10 inspiring female writers you need to read | |
| The author Anubha Bhonsle was also in the audience. Also using Twitter, she said Talese was asked “by NBC Washington reporter: scrappy reporters of all ages want to report on murders and scumbags. Do you think your comment was in relation to that generation?” | The author Anubha Bhonsle was also in the audience. Also using Twitter, she said Talese was asked “by NBC Washington reporter: scrappy reporters of all ages want to report on murders and scumbags. Do you think your comment was in relation to that generation?” |
| According to Bhonsle, Talese responded: “It could be. I am not sure. I didn’t know women who were doing that at the time. I know many brilliant women. | According to Bhonsle, Talese responded: “It could be. I am not sure. I didn’t know women who were doing that at the time. I know many brilliant women. |
| “I can see you are upset. I don’t want to make it about gender.” | “I can see you are upset. I don’t want to make it about gender.” |
| Didn't think I'd ever walk out of a Gay Talese talk. Turns out misogyny will do it! #BUnarrative #narrativeBU | Didn't think I'd ever walk out of a Gay Talese talk. Turns out misogyny will do it! #BUnarrative #narrativeBU |
| Talese’s work includes famous pieces on Frank Sinatra and Babe Ruth. The New Journalism involved the combination of literary techniques and journalistic practice in the treatment of nonfiction subjects. | Talese’s work includes famous pieces on Frank Sinatra and Babe Ruth. The New Journalism involved the combination of literary techniques and journalistic practice in the treatment of nonfiction subjects. |
| The title comes from a 1973 anthology, co-edited by Wolfe, in which Talese’s work featured with that of Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Michael Herr, Hunter S Thompson, George Plimpton and other literary lions. | The title comes from a 1973 anthology, co-edited by Wolfe, in which Talese’s work featured with that of Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, Michael Herr, Hunter S Thompson, George Plimpton and other literary lions. |
| The only female authors featured in the collection were Joan Didion and Barbara Goldsmith. | The only female authors featured in the collection were Joan Didion and Barbara Goldsmith. |
| The Post also quoted Andrea Swalec, a producer for NBC Washington, as saying Talese said “in his experience, educated writers want to interview educated people”. | The Post also quoted Andrea Swalec, a producer for NBC Washington, as saying Talese said “in his experience, educated writers want to interview educated people”. |