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.
Sobre o autor(a)
Parker, Dorothy
DOROTHY PARKER nasceu em 1893, em Nova Jersey. Foi contista, poeta, roteirista de Hollywood e crítica de literatura e teatro. Uma das principais escritoras e satiristas da Era do Jazz americana, vendeu seu primeiro conto em 1922, e em 1929 receberia o prêmio O. Henry com o conto “Big Loura”. Publicou, entre outros livros, Enough Rope (poesia, 1926) e Laments for the Living (contos, 1930). Morreu em 1967, em Nova York. |
| ISBN | 9780143106081 |
| Autor(a) | Parker, Dorothy |
| Editora | Penguin Classics |
| Ano de edição | 2010 |
| Páginas | 432 |
| Acabamento | Brochura |
| Dimensões | 19,70 X 13,50 |