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Another City, Not My Own
''Another City, Not My Own'' is a 1997 novel by Dominick Dunne. The roman à clef, subtitled ''A Novel in the Form of a Memoir'', was inspired by Dunne's experiences in Los Angeles while covering the O.J. Simpson murder trial for '' Vanity Fair''. The hardcover edition () was released by Crown Publishers. The paperback () was published by Random House in February 1999. Plot synopsis Protagonist Gus Bailey, introduced in Dunne's earlier novel ''People Like Us'', is a successful writer who is assigned to cover the Simpson trial for ''Vanity Fair''. He firmly believes Simpson is guilty from the very beginning, and in his monthly column ''Letter from Los Angeles'', he clearly states his position and puts his personal spin on what he observes in the courtroom and beyond. Those involved with the criminal proceedings, including Marcia Clark and Christopher Darden for the prosecution, Johnnie Cochran, F. Lee Bailey, Robert Kardashian, Barry Scheck, and Robert Shapiro for the defense, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dominick Dunne
Dominick John Dunne (October 29, 1925 – August 26, 2009) was an American writer, investigative journalist, and producer. He began his career in film and television as a producer of the pioneering gay film ''The Boys in the Band (1970 film), The Boys in the Band'' (1970) and as the producer of the award-winning drug film ''The Panic in Needle Park'' (1971). He turned to writing in the early 1970s, and after the 1982 murder of his daughter Dominique Dunne, Dominique, began to write about the interaction of wealth and high society with the judicial system. Dunne was a frequent contributor to ''Vanity Fair (magazine), Vanity Fair'', and, beginning in the 1980s, often appeared on television discussing crime. Early life Dunne was born in 1925 in Hartford, Connecticut, the second of six children of Richard Edwin Dunne, a hospital chief of staff and a heart surgeon, and Dorothy Frances (née Burns). His maternal grandfather, Dominick Francis Burns (1857–1940), was a successful groc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |