The Portable Dorothy Parker » (Penguin Classics Deluxe Edition)

Dorothy Parker (1893—1967) wrote at various times in her life for Vogue, Vanity Fair, and the New Yorker and was a key member of the famed New York literary circle, the Algonquin Round Table.

Marion Meade is the author of Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This? as well as biographies of Woody Allen, Buster Keaton, and Madame Blavatsky.

Seth is an illustrator whose work has been featured in such publications as the Washington Post, Details, Spin, and the New York Times. He is best known for his continuing comic-book series Palooka-Ville.

The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the twentieth century's most quotable authors.

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The great Parker gets the red-carpet treatment as her "Portable" is bumped up to a "Deluxe Edition" (go, Dottie!). The text includes her short fiction, poems, book and theater reviews, letters, and more. A wonderful extra is the quickie biography in simple drawings adorning the front and rear inside cover flaps. Though probably better known today for her one-liners, Parker should be taken seriously as one of the great writers, female or otherwise. This beautifully executed edition does her justice. Copyright 2006 Reed Business Information.