Dorothy Parker
Subtitle: what fresh hell is this?
By: Marion Meade
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 1989
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781101461938; 9781101462195
Subjects: American Authors; Biography; Women and literature; History
Description: Chronicles the life of author and critic Dorothy Parker, discussing her literary influences, battle with alcohol, divorces, affairs, career highs and lows, suicide attempts, and other related topics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The Algonquin hotel, Summer 1927; title: The events leading up to the tragedy, 1893-1903; title: Palimpset, 1903-1914; title: Vanity fair, 1915-1919; title: Cub lions, 1919; title: The Algonquin round table, 1920-1921; title: Painkillers, 1922-1923; title: Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye, 1923-1924; title: "Yesser, the whaddyecall'em blues," 1925; title: Global disasters, 1926; title: Big blonde, 1927-1928; title: Sonnets in suicide, or the life of John Knox, 1929-1932; title: You might as well live, 1933-1935; title: Good fights, 1936-1937; title: Bad fights, 1936-1941; title: The leaking boat, 1942-1947; title: Toad time, 1948-1955; title: High-forceps deliveries, 1955-1960; title: Ham and cheese, hold the mayo, 1961-1964; title: Lady of the corridor, 1964-1967.