![]() Like Terkel\'s previous books, \"Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression\" and \"Division Street: America,\" the idea came from his editor at Pantheon, Andrew Schiffrin, and Terkel acknowledges his help and the help of others. We hear these people and recognize them - partially - for the great accomplishment is the depth of the penetrations - to dream, to fantasy, to illusion. What Studs Terkel uncovers in \"Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel about What They Do\" is a kind of living theater, captured on a tape recorder, transcribed and then edited down so that the character, tone, introspection and drama are retained. It began with a quote from the Bhagavad Gita, \"What is work? and what is not work? are questions that perplex the wisest of men.\" This is our 1974 review of the book by the L.A. His book \"Working: People Talk About What They Do All Day and How They Feel About What They Do,\" published in 1974, became a smash hit - in Terkel\'s hands, the work lives of everyday people became fascinating. ![]() ![]() His oral histories showed that with the right ear, he could make an interview something special - he got to the heart of things, to the hearts of people. Studs Terkel was a master storyteller, or maybe story-listener. ![]()
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