The Complete Stories Of Dorothy Parker
Few writers can match Dorothy Parker when she delivers wicket punch lines and drops sharply ironic phrases into place with an almost audible click. Her stories are delightful demonstrations of the social satire that earned her an acclaimed position in American literature.
Few writers can match Dorothy Parker when she delivers wicket punch lines and drops sharply ironic phrases into place with an almost audible click. Her stories are delightful demonstrations of the social satire that earned her an acclaimed position in American literature.
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ISBN:
9780788704437 (0788704435)
Edition language: English
I am convinced Dorothy Parker is my spirit animal. She’s dark and witty and sarcastic and cruel and I loved every second of it. I had a long talk with my professor one day about several of these stories and how beautifully bitter they are, and the extent to which Parker was criticizing the role of w...
I was oddly disappointed in this. Not in the quality of the writing, which is superb. The author sets out to accomplish a task, and the technique of writing is bent and twisted to her will, achieving her vision exactly as her mind's eye must have seen it. My complaint is simply with her intended eff...
Scalpel sharp character studies that need to be taken in intermediate doses, otherwise all faith in humanity would be lost. It does make one wonder whether Ms. Parker ever met any decent people.
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