James Thurber a Reader's Guide Together with Other Considerations |
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| Author:
| Vanneman, Alan |
| ISBN: | 978-1-5146-9707-8 |
| Publication Date: | Jun 2015 |
| Publisher: | CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $8.95 |
Book Description:
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Full appreciation has never been given to the genius of James Thurber, one America's most acclaimed humorists and a shaping force of the
New Yorker in its first decades. Alan Vanneman provides a thorough review of Thurber's work, giving special consideration to Thurber's "serious" articles and stories, which run the gamut from touching to nightmarish. Vanneman also includes a short collection of essays on Thurber's fellow
New Yorker writers E. B. White and Wolcott Gibbs and...
More DescriptionFull appreciation has never been given to the genius of James Thurber, one America's most acclaimed humorists and a shaping force of the New Yorker in its first decades. Alan Vanneman provides a thorough review of Thurber's work, giving special consideration to Thurber's "serious" articles and stories, which run the gamut from touching to nightmarish. Vanneman also includes a short collection of essays on Thurber's fellow New Yorker writers E. B. White and Wolcott Gibbs and several more on the subject perhaps dearest to Thurber's heart, words. A complete index is included as well.Alan Vanneman is the author of the following works of fiction:Brief Lives A collection of short storiesVorak of KolnapAuthor! Author! Auden, Oates and UpdikeSherlock Holmes and the Hapsburg TiaraSherlock Holmes and the Giant Rat of Sumatra