Viewed from above, New York resembles a crossword puzzle.
The writers filled in the boxes.
They don't make bad guides.
The famous "
great American novel
" is too difficult a goal to reach: they will be satisfied to sign that of Manhattan.
It's not that bad already.
New York is sung (with the voice of Liza Minnelli).
New York films itself (with Scorsese's camera).
New York is also available in block letters.
Don't count on Hemingway to sing the praises of it.
He compared the place to "
hell
".
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His rival Scott Fitzgerald succumbed more to his charms.
In a famous chapter of The
Great Gatsby
, he sends his characters to a suite in the Plaza during a scorching afternoon where they serve "
Rickey gins that click full of ice
".
In this novel of chivalry set in 1922, where the hero calls everyone "
old brother
", New York is a city of perdition.
We order highballs at the restaurant with a dubious guy, this Mayer ...
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