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Dorothy parker, more than any of her contemporaries, captured the spirit of the jazz age in her poetry and prose, and the collected dorothy parker includes an introduction by brendan gill in penguin modern classics dorothy parker was the most talkedabout woman of her day, notorious as the harddrinking bad girl with a talent for stinging repartee and endlessly quotable oneliners. A sure moneyinpocket publication, for it includes all of the stories from laments for the living and after such pleasures as well as mrs. Pages can include considerable notesin pen or highlighterbut the notes cannot obscure the text. Free download or read online the poetry and short stories of dorothy parker modern library pdf epub book. See all books authored by dorothy parker, including the viking portable library. Ebocker i epubformat ar anpassade for att lasas pa mobila enheter, t ex. I used to bite my nails, but i dont even do that any more. From a conflicted and unhappy childhood, parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary output in. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. She was one of the founders of the algonquin round table, an informal literary group. Such pleasures 1933,not so deep as a well 1936 and here lies 1939. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Dorothy parker august 22, 1893 june 7, 1967 was an american poet and.
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