{"product_id":"9780143039532","title":"The Portable Dorothy Parker","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\" data-mce-style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSecond-Hand\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eExcellent condition\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In this new twenty-first-century edition, devoted admirers will be sure to find their favorite verse and stories. But a variety of fresh material has also been added to create a fuller, more authentic picture of her life's work. At the heart of her serious work lie her political writings dealing with race, labor, and international politics.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A Dorothy Parker Sampler\" blends the sublime and the silly with the terrifying, a sort of tasting menu of verse, stories, essays, political journalism, a speech on writing, plus a catchy off-the-cuff rhyme she never thought to write down.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e The introduction of two new sections is intended to provide the richest possible sense of Parker herself. \"Self-Portrait\" reprints an interview she did in 1956 with \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, part of a famed ongoing series of conversations (\"Writers at Work\") conducted with the best of twentieth-century writers. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Letters - 1905-1962,\" which might be subtitled \"Mrs. Parker Completely Uncensored,\" presents correspondence written over the period of a half century, beginning in 1905 when twelve-year-old Dottie wrote her father during a summer vacation on Long Island, and concluding with a 1962 missive from Hollywood describing her fondness for Marilyn Monroe.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFeatures an introduction by Marion Meade and cover illustrations by renowned graphic artist Seth, creator of the comic series Palooka-ville.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dorothy Parker","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42963576094889,"sku":"","price":12.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0424\/9518\/0962\/products\/zsyM6sKvDMUWcbXibVdl_CGbkl8z64OYEnd58vB2eGBQuA_60_60.jpg?v=1678496627","url":"https:\/\/roseyravelstonbooks.com.au\/products\/9780143039532","provider":"RoseyRavelston Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}