Best remembered as a member of the Algonquin Round Table, the fabled Jazz Age literay coterie, Dorothy Parker built a reputations as one of the era’s most beloved poets. Parker’s satirical wit and sharp-edged humour earned her a reputation as the wittiest woman in America. This Penguin Classics edition of her poetry – the companion to Parker’s Complete Stories and introduced by her noted biographer, Marion Meade – is the only complete collection available, showcasing the dry quips and piercingly introspective verse of a writer whose legend continues to fascinate.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.Author: Dorothy Parker
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Group
Published: 04/06/2010
Series: Penguin Classics
Pages: 432
Weight: 0.62lbs
Size: 7.76h x 5.30w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780143106081
Language: English
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