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The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town
(Paperback)
Publishing Details
Full Title:
The Fun of It: Stories from The Talk of the Town
Contributors:
By (Author) Lillian Ross
Introduction by David Remnick
By (author) E. B. White
By (author) James Thurber
By (author) John Updike
Publisher:
Random House USA Inc
Imprint:
Modern Library Inc
Publication Date:
1st May 2001
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
General
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Other Subjects:
Literary studies: general
Dewey:
814.54
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
512
Dimensions:
Width 151mm, Height 229mm, Spine 30mm
Weight:
687g
Description
A paperback original of the best writing from the New Yorker's most famous section. Talk of the Town
Author Bio
As Lillian Ross writes in her Preface, Talk stories have today evolved into the sharpest, funniest, and often timeliest short-form writing in the history of the magazine. These little (a thousand words or less) gems now bear out the ultimate refinement of what Harold Ross wanted his magazine to be.
