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Miroslav was born in Prague in 1916 and died in Switzerland in 1980. He worked as a painter and illustrator for most of his life, and enjoyed foraging for mushrooms in his spare moments.
This is New York is the first of three on American cities, published in 1960 and now re-issued. It was also the first of 4 titles to be made into a film.
Here is a useful review of the book, written back in 1960-
Inevitably, M. Sasek, that witty, keen-eyed painter of cities came to New York and now...he presents the pageant of that "largest city in the Western Hemisphere "full of the Biggest Things."
Mr. Sasek pays due homage to all the bigness but, characteristically, he balances them with little shops (a hot dog cart) and little streets....
This book is for everybody, New Yorkers, native and adopted, exiles, outlanders, and anyone who appreciates fine pictures.
Ellen Lewis Buell All around the town, in The New York Times Book Review, October 23, 1960, p. 48.
At the close of the book, you will find an update to the original text, pointing out any updates to the original descriptions and new wonders of the city.
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