J.R. Moehringer est un journaliste et auteur américain dont l'œuvre explore en profondeur la quête d'identité et de sens dans le monde contemporain. Par sa narration magistrale et ses observations perspicaces, il dissèque les relations humaines complexes et les défis de l'entrée dans l'âge adulte. Son style est à la fois intime et universel, touchant les lecteurs sur le plan émotionnel et intellectuel. Les récits de Moehringer résonnent longtemps après la dernière page, offrant des aperçus profonds de notre expérience humaine partagée.
Willie Sutton was born in the Irish slums of Brooklyn, in the first year of the 20th century, and came of age at a time when banks were out of control. Over 30 years, from Prohibition through the Great Depression, from the age of Al Capone until the reign of Murder Inc., police called Sutton one of the most dangerous men in New York.
The bestselling memoir that captured the hearts of readers and critics nationwide is now available in paperback In the tradition of This Boy's Life and The Liar's Club, J.R. Moehringer's The Tender Bar is a raucous, poignant, luminously written memoir about a boy striving to become a man, and his romance with a bar. A national bestseller that was named one of the 100 Most Notable Books of 2005 by the New York Times, The Tender Bar will reach an even larger audience in paperback.