WORLD OF SJ PERLEMAN ING - Brossura

PERLEMAN, S.J.

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ISBN 10: 185375594X ISBN 13: 9781853755941

Casa editrice: Prion Books Ltd, 2006

Riassunto

Entering the warped world of SJ Perelman - the Marx brothers' greatest scriptwriter, amongst other things - is a unique comic experience. A satirist and parodist, his celebrated sketches lampoon the screaming absurdities of modern life and bring succour to that most persecuted minority of all: the embattled sane. The undoubted star of these sketches is Perelman's own put-upon fictional persona: all he craves is a little peace and quiet, yet he is continually pushed closer to the edge by those sent to try him. Written mainly for the "New Yorker" magazine, the sketches in this volume are a brand new selection of some of his finest pieces, many of which have been unavailable for decades. This collection covers every decade in which he wrote from the '30s to the '70s. His subversive wit seems as fresh today as it did when it first appeared, and to many he is quite simply the most original and funniest humorist of the twentieth century.

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• Editore: Prion Books Ltd
• Data di pubblicazione: 2006
• ISBN 10: 185375594X
• ISBN 13: 9781853755941
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 336