Most of the Most of S.J. Perelman (Modern Library Humor and Wit)
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From a letter from Groucho Marx to S. J. Perelman: "From the moment I picked up your book until I put it down, I was convulsed with laughter. Some day I intend reading it."
"The funniest writer since--himself."--Gore Vidal
Book Description
This book includes many of the greatest hits from 1930 to 1958--available only in this edition--by the devastatingly witty Perelman, the leading figure of The New Yorker magazine's golden age of humor and one of the most popular American humorists ever. In these hilarious pieces, the charmingly cranky Perelman turns his scathing attention to books, movies, New York socialites, the newspaper business, country life, travel, Hollywood, the publishing industry, and, last but not least, himself. His self-portrait: "Under a forehead roughly comparable to . . . Piltdown Man are visible a pair of tiny pig eyes, lit up alternately by greed and concupiscence. . . . Before they made S. J. Perelman, they broke the mold." Sophisticated and supremely mischievous, Perelman is an acrobat of language who turns a phrase and then, before the reader has time to finish admiring his agility, turns it again.
Most of the Most of S.J. Perelman (Modern Library Humor and Wit)
Most of the Most of S.J. Perelman (Modern Library Humor and Wit),S J Perelman,Modern Library,0679640371,American - General,Form - Essays,General,Humor,Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph), 1904-1979,Humor / General
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