Complete Stories Contributor(s): Parker, Dorothy (Author), Breese, Colleen (Editor), Barreca, Regina (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 0142437212 ISBN-13: 9780142437216 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $18.00 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: December 2002 Annotation: As this complete collection of her short stories demonstrates, Parker's talents extended far beyond brash one-liners and clever rhymes. Her stories not only bring to life the urban milieu that was her bailiwick but lay bare the uncertainties and disappointments of ordinary people living ordinary lives. |
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BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics |
Dewey: FIC |
Series: Penguin Classics |
Physical Information: 0.85" H x 5.06" W x 7.76" (0.74 lbs) 480 pages |
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Publisher Description: As this complete collection of her short stories demonstrates, Dorothy Parker's talents extended far beyond brash one-liners and clever rhymes. Her stories not only bring to life the urban milieu that was her bailiwick but lay bare the uncertainties and disappointments of ordinary people living ordinary lives. 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. |