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Here lies, the collected stories of dorothy parker. The collected dorothy parker by dorothy parker, brendan gill. Here lies collected stories author parker, dorothy formatbinding hardcover book condition used fine binding hardcover publisher franklin library place of publication franklin center, pa date published 1980. The cover of dorothy parker s slyly titled collected stories is reproduced in the classic orange penguin design. Shipping cost may be slightly higher depending on weight of book and shipping destination.
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In 1916 she sold some of her poetry to the editor of vogue, and was subsequently given an editorial position on the magazine, writing captions for fashion photographs and drawings. Dorothy parker dorothy parker biography poem hunter. Womens writing from sappho to margaret atwood contributor 145 copies. I have an old copy of the 1939 hardback edition of this book, published by the literary guild of america, inc. Books by dorothy parker author of the portable dorothy. Dorothy parker august 22, 1893 june 7, 1967 was an american poet and. Dorothy parker is known for witty short stories, some of which have characters who are selfabsorbed or who have inefficient communication styles. Measures 34 x 40 x 5 cm plus shoulder length handles.
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The portable dorothy parker reprints of the stories from the previous collections, plus 5 new stories and verse from 3 poetry. Parker, dorothy oxford research encyclopedia of literature. Mar 31, 2017 dorothy parker dorothy parker was an american writer and poet, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles from a conflicted and unhappy childhood, parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary output in such venues as the new yorker and as a founding member of the algonquin round table. Also known as dot or dottie, parker was born dorothy rothschild at 732 ocean avenue in the west end village of long branch, new jersey, where her parents had a summer beach cottage. See all books authored by dorothy parker, including the viking portable library. This is a bit of a shame, because her earliest stories from 1923 were terribly misanthropic. Dorothy parkers short stories are arranged chronologically in this collected works edition.
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