Here Is New York, E. B. White
Here Is New York, E. B. White
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Here Is New York

Author: E. B. White, Roger Angell

Narrator: Malcolm Hillgartner

Unabridged: 1 hr 1 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/03/2016

Synopsis

Perceptive, funny, and nostalgic, E. B. White’s stroll around Manhattan remains the quintessential love letter to the city, written by one of America’s foremost literary figures. The New York Times named Here Is New York one of the ten best books ever written about the metropolis, and the New Yorker called it “the wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city.”Included with this essay are two short poems by E. B. White: “Commuter” and “Critic,” both published in the New Yorker in 1925.

About E. B. White

E. B. White (1899–1985) was an American author and long-time contributor to the New Yorker. He was the author of more than seventeen books of prose and poetry and coauthor of the English language style guide The Elements of Style but is especially well-known for his beloved children’s classics, Charlotte’s Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. He was elected to the American Academy of Arts and Letters in 1973. He won numerous other awards and medals, including a special Pulitzer Prize for his body of work in 1978 and the 1971 National Medal for Literature and the Laura Ingalls Wilder Medal, which commended him for making “a substantial and lasting contribution to literature for children.”

About Roger Angell

Roger Angell joined the New Yorker as a fiction editor in 1962. He is the author of seven celebrated baseball books, including Game Time: A Baseball Companion, The Summer Game, Five Seasons, Late Innings, and A Pitcher’s Story: Innings with David Cone. He lives in New York and Maine.

About Malcolm Hillgartner

Malcolm Hillgartner is an accomplished actor, writer, and musician. Named an AudioFile Best Voice of 2013 and the recipient of several Earphones Awards, he has narrated over 250 audiobooks.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Jon

A love letter to NY - but the speculation about planes hitting buildings will haunt you; almost as if he could see something coming years before it happened on 9-11. Still find it hard to believe this is the same author of Charlotte's Web...so many versatile writers of the past that have been forgot......more

Goodreads review by Candi

There’s a newish independent bookshop not far from me. I’ve decided to do my little part in helping to keep it open. (If you know me well at all, you’ll know that’s not an onerous task in the least!) The first time I stepped through the door, the satisfying scent of fresh wood made me instantly cont......more

Goodreads review by Betsy

I was born in New York City in 1951, moved out when I was two, and grew up in what at the time was a sleepy little village half an hour north, instantly turning my father into a member of what E. B. White calls the “second New York”—there are three New Yorks (pp. 25-26)—a commuter. In 1972, I moved......more

Quotes

“The finest portrait ever painted of the city at the height of its glory.” Russell Baker, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author

“Just to dip into this miraculous essay—to experience the wonderful lightness and momentum of its prose, its supremely casual air, and surprisingly tight knit—is to find oneself going ahead and rereading it all.” John Updike, Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestselling author

“The wittiest essay, and one of the most perceptive, ever done on the city.” New Yorker

“One of the ten best books ever written about the metropolis.” New York Times

“Part reverie, part lament, and part exultation…the best sketch ever drawn of the place.” Los Angeles Times

“A masterpiece of travel writing…After September 11, readers will find this book touching, and prescient, in striking ways…The charm isn’t just the city. It is also the utterly perfect prose of E. B. White.” Louisville Courier-Journal

“This witty and perceptive praise song to New York is a classic.” Booklist

“Malcolm Hillgartner is a seasoned performer and narrator. His rich voice captures the quality of reminiscence that infuses both White’s and Angell’s words. Hillgartner seems as familiar with the New York neighborhoods (present and past) as the authors. His pace is perfect.” AudioFile

Awards

  • AudioFile Editors’ Pick
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