De sa plume si finement assassine, la brillante Dorothy Parker épingle les éternelles faiblesses de l'amoureux... Qu'il s'agisse d'une amoureuse, tremblante près d'un téléphone ou de cette ex-reine de beauté qui cherche à prolonger ses illusions, chacun des personnages de ce recueil de nouvelles devient attachant parce qu'il nous ressemble. Pour reprendre le mot d'Edmund Wilson, les écrits de Dorothy Parker nous renvoient l'écho d'une voix à nulle autre semblable. Écoutons-la nous parler de nous. " A côté de ça, le napalm, c'est de la guimauve ! " Elisabeth Quin Préfacé et traduit de l'américain par Benoîte Groult
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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.
