num_pages: 260
description: The Dud Avocado follows the romantic and comedic adventures of a young American who heads overseas to conquer Paris in the late 1950s. Edith Wharton and Henry James wrote about the American girl abroad but it was Elaine Dundys Sally Jay Gorce who told us what she was really thinking. Charming sexy and hilarious The Dud Avocado gained instant cult status when it was first published and it remains a timeless portrait of a woman hell-bent on living.I had to tell someone how much I enjoyed The Dud Avocado. It made me laugh scream and guffaw (which incidentally is a great name for a law firm). Groucho MarxA cheerfully uninhibited...variation on the theme of the Innocents Abroad...Miss Dundy comes up with fresh and spirited comedy....Her novel is enormous funsparklingly written genuinely youthful in spirit. The Atlantic
language: English
title: The Dud Avocado
publisher: NYRB Classics