George Plimpton

  • A tale of two trials

    While former Tyco fat cat Dennis Kozlowski is tormented by an assistant D.A. in an off-the-rack suit, Kobe Bryant faces his ordeal without many friends in the sports world.
    By Tina Brown October 16, 2003

  • Peevish Plimpton

    A veterinarian and pet advice columnist disappears in George Plimpton's quirky mystery "Pet Peeves."
    Read by George Plimpton January 8, 2001

  • E.L. Doctorow

    The author tells George Plimpton about the trouble he has writing absence notes for his daughter and argues that it isn't necessary to go to war to become a writer.
    Interview by George Plimpton December 19, 2000

  • Hunter S. Thompson, Part 2

    More from the interview with the gonzo journalist about the origin of "Fear and Loathing" and other topics.
    Interviewed by the Paris Review December 11, 2000

  • Le Carré the spy

    The author talks about working in the "secret world" during the Cold War and why he's a total bore.
    Interview by George Plimpton December 8, 2000

  • Hunter S. Thompson

    In this rare interview, the psychedelic writer talks about Vietnam and the death of the American dream.
    Interview by the Paris Review December 5, 2000

  • Denis Johnson's "Hippies"

    George Plimpton reads at a Paris Review release party.
    By Denis Johnson October 4, 2000

  • "Main Event"

    A retrospective of Howard Bingham's photography recalls the Ali-Foreman "Rumble in the Jungle."
    By Stephen Lemons February 28, 2000

  • Truman Capote

    William Georgiades reviews 'Truman Capote: In Which Various Friends....' by George Plimpton
    By William Georgiades December 22, 1997
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