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Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph)Perelman, S. J. (Sidney Joseph)
Summary: "A collections of the very best writings of America's funniest and zaniest humorist, made by the comic genius himself, is reissued in a handsome paperback. Here, S. J. Perelman's gift for wordplay, witticism, spoofery, and sheer nonsense are on full display. In a playful, loving tribute to the funny man, novelist Joshua Cohen-also an erudite wordsmith and punster-introduces Perelman's sui...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2024
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Summary: "From October 1948 to October 1953, The New Yorker published humorist S. J. Perelman's "Cloudland Revisited" series: twenty-two reviews of once-popular books and silent films whose expiration dates had passed. All but forgotten even at the time, they were nonetheless part of Perelman's youth and made an indelible mark on him. ln the comic genius's biting satire they live once again: Gertrude...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2024