The Benchley Roundup: A Selection by Nathaniel Benchley of his Favorites - Couverture souple

Benchley, Robert C.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0226042189 ISBN 13 : 9780226042183

Editeur : University of Chicago Press, 2001

Synopsis

A hilarious collection by the inimitable writer whom Dave Barry calls his idol, "the funniest writer who ever lived"!

American humor wouldn't be the same if it weren't for Robert C. Benchley. His sketches and articles, published in periodicals like Life, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker, earned him a reputation as one of the sharpest humorists of his time; his influence—on contemporaries such as E. B. White, James Thurber, and S. J. Perelman, or followers like Woody Allen, Steve Martin, and Richard Pryor—has left an indelible mark on the American comic tradition. The Benchley Roundup collects those pieces, selected by Benchley's son Nathaniel, "which seem to stand up best over the years," a compendium of the most endearing and enduring work from one of America's funniest and most penetrating wits.

"It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous."
—Robert Benchley

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Robert C. Benchley (1889-1945), a premier humorist of his time and member of the Algonquin Round Table, wrote for the New York World and New York Tribune Graphic as well as many other periodicals; his work was widely syndicated and anthologized.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: University of Chicago Press
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0226042189
• ISBN 13: 9780226042183
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 345
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