Title: A journey into Dorothy Parker's New York
Description: Taking the reader through the New York that inspired, and was in turn inspired by, the formidable Mrs. Parker, this guide uses rarely seen archival photographs from her life to illustrate Dorothy Parker's development as a writer, a formidable wit, and a public persona. Her favorite bars and salons as well as her homes and offices, most of which are still intact, are uncovered. With the charting of her colorful career, including the decade she spent as a member of the Round Table, as well as her intense private life, readers will find themselves drawn into the lavish New York City of the 1920s and 30s.
Subjects: American Authors, Biography, Homes and haunts, Intellectual life, Knowledge, New York (N.Y.), Nonfiction, Travel
Places: New York, New York (N.Y.), New York (State)
People: Dorothy Parker (1893-1967)
Time periods: 20th century