A journey into Dorothy Parker's New York
By: Kevin C. Fitzpatrick ; with a foreword by Marion Mead.
Series: ArtPlace series
Publisher: Roaring Forties Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Berkeley, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 147
Subjects: Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967 -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York.; Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967 -- Knowledge -- New York (N.Y.); Authors, American -- Homes and haunts -- New York (State) -- New York.; Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.; New York (N.Y.) -- Intellectual life -- 20th century.
Genres: Biography.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.  ) and index.
Table of contents: title: Dorothy Parker : a Manhattan confection; title: An apprenticeship in cynicism : a comfortable, tumultuous childhood; title: Drink and dance and laugh and lie : the vicious circle and all that jazz; title: The aisle seat : Dorothy Parker as theater critic; title: Defending the underdog : Dorothy Parker as political activist; title: Excuse my dust : the final years.