Una scrittura dal taglio inconfondibile, corrosiva, rapida, agrodolce. Dorothy Parker è stata la regina dei salotti intellettuali della New York anni Venti e la più salace fustigatrice del costume americano: nei suoi racconti vivono personaggi indimenticabili che si agitano tra i dettami di un codice sociale frivolo e grottesco, che l’autrice mette all’indice con feroce ironia. Questo volume raccoglie alcuni dei suoi pezzi migliori, per la maggior parte inediti in Italia, in cui la magnifica scrittura della Parker si avventa contro i conformismi e le schizofrenie del mondo borghese, senza mai dimenticarsi di sorriderne.
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Librarian Note: There is more than one author by this name in the Goodreads data base. Dorothy Parker was an American writer, poet and critic best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles. From a conflicted and unhappy childhood, Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary output in such venues as The New Yorker and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the breakup of the circle, Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. Her successes there, including two Academy Award nominations, were curtailed as her involvement in left-wing politics led to a place on the Hollywood blacklist. Dismissive of her own talents, she deplored her reputation as a "wisecracker." Nevertheless, her literary output and reputation for her sharp wit have endured.
