John Maxwell Hamilton reviews the new book Foreign Correspondent by former Shorenstein Fellow H.D.S. Greenway in The Boston Globe: “In 1940, Alfred Hitchcock released a film loosely based on ‘Personal Affairs,’ the autobiography of the brilliant and colorful journalist Vincent Sheean. The film’s opening dedication apotheosized the American foreign correspondent — ‘To those intrepid ones who went across the seas to be the eyes and ears of America.’ Now we have a memoir that takes the title of Hitchcock’s film and provides a thought-provoking counterpoint to it.” Continue reading…
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Book Review: “Foreign Correspondent” by H.D.S. Greenway
- August 22, 2014
John Maxwell Hamilton reviews the new book Foreign Correspondent by former Shorenstein Fellow H.D.S. Greenway in The Boston Globe: "In 1940, Alfred Hitchcock released a film loosely based on 'Personal Affairs,' the autobiography of the brilliant and colorful journalist Vincent Sheean. The film’s opening dedication apotheosized the American foreign correspondent — 'To those intrepid ones who went across the seas to be the eyes and ears of America.' Now we have a memoir that takes the title of Hitchcock’s film and provides a thought-provoking counterpoint to it." Continue reading...
