| Description |
xix, 459, [16] pages of plates : portraits ; 23 cm |
| Note |
"A biography"--Cover. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 415-443) and index. |
| Contents |
The Algonquin hotel, Summer 1927 -- The events leading up to the tragedy, 1893-1903 -- Palimpset, 1903-1914 -- Vanity fair, 1915-1919 -- Cub lions, 1919 -- The Algonquin round table, 1920-1921 -- Painkillers, 1922-1923 -- Laughter and hope and a sock in the eye, 1923-1924 -- "Yesser, the whaddyecall'em blues," 1925 -- Global disasters, 1926 -- Big blonde, 1927-1928 -- Sonnets in suicide, or the life of John Knox, 1929-1932 -- You might as well live, 1933-1935 -- Good fights, 1936-1937 -- Bad fights, 1936-1941 -- The leaking boat, 1942-1947 -- Toad time, 1948-1955 -- High-forceps deliveries, 1955-1960 -- Ham and cheese, hold the mayo, 1961-1964 -- Lady of the corridor, 1964-1967. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Subject |
Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967.
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Authors, American -- 20th century -- Biography.
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Women and literature -- United States -- History -- 20th century.
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Parker, Dorothy, 1893-1967 (OCoLC)fst00017102
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Authors, American. (OCoLC)fst00821764
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Women and literature. (OCoLC)fst01177093
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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| Chronological Term |
1900-1999
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| Genre/Form |
Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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| ISBN |
0140116168 |
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9780140116168 |
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