You Know Me Al - Couverture souple

Lardner, Ring W.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0486285138 ISBN 13 : 9780486285139

Editeur : Dover Publications Inc., 2016

Synopsis

In the early decades of the twentieth century, newspaperman and humorist Ring Lardner (1885-1933) made America laugh with his hilarious depictions of odd characters in the sporting world, Tin Pan Alley, and Hollywood. His first great success was You Know Me Al, a fictional series of letters from a popular baseball hero to his friend, slyly revealing the letter writer as a crude, conceited, semiliterate, self-deceiving boob.
The letters, created while Lardner was writing a sports column for The Chicago Tribune, first appeared in The Saturday Evening Post and were later published in book form in 1918. You Know Me Al reveals Lardner as a satirical master at the peak of his form: a fine albeit misanthropic storyteller with a superb feel for the niceties of characters and speech and a sure instinct for provoking laughter.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Journalist and short story writer Ring Lardner (1885-1933) was primarily associated with the Chicago Tribune, the home newspaper for his syndicated column. Lardner covered a sports beat for several years, which provided the inspiration for You Know Me Al and other humorous baseball stories.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Dover Publications Inc.
• Date d'édition: 2016
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0486285138
• ISBN 13: 9780486285139
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 128
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: Soc. Agr. La Raia Ss; http://www.la-raia.it; ; Strada Monterotondo, 79; Novi Ligure; 15067; Italie