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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. She told the truth as she perceived it, while using her wit and humor to hold at arms. Whether youve loved the book or not, if you give your honest and detailed thoughts then people will find new books that are right for them. Dorothy parker was born in west end, new jersey, in 1893 and grew up in new york, attending a catholic convent school and miss danas school in morristown, new jersey. The portable dorothy parker penguin classics deluxe editions. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 457 pages and is available in hardcover format. 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.
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