Haircut and Other Stories
Ring Lardner first burst upon the literary scene with his greatest popular success, You Know Me Al. A sportswriter by trade, Lardner had a superb ear for regional peculiarities in speech and was loved for his sense of humor. Funny, sarcastic, sometimes bitter but always ironic, Lardner understood Americans-- their desires, their dreams, and their disappointments. Contained in Haircut and Other Stories are some of Lardner's best-known pieces: Haircut, Alibi Ike, The Love Nest, Zone of Quiet, and Champion. Through these pages pass con men; an opinionated small-town barber; a nurse who chatters on and on, much to the chagrin of her charges; base…
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- ISBN: 978-0-02-022344-3
- EAN: 9780020223443
- Produktnummer: 9222694
- Verlag: Simon & Schuster N.Y.
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1991
- Seitenangabe: 192 S.
- Ausstattung: Trade Paperback
- Masse: H21.0 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.5 cm 188 g
- Gewicht: 188
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