50 Funniest American Writers

English

ISBN: 1598531077

EAN: 9781598531077

Category: Humor / General/Fiction / Humorous/

Publisher: Library of America, The

Release Date: 10/27/2011

Age Range: 18-null

Synopsis: Ever wondered who makes a very funny person laugh? Wonder no more. Brought together in this Library of America collection are Americas fifty funniest writers-according to acclaimed writer and comedian Andy Borowitz. Reaching back to Mark Twain and forward to contemporary masters such as David Sedaris, Roy Blount Jr., Ian Frazier, Bernie Mac, Wanda Sykes, and George Saunders, The 50 Funniest American Writers*is an exclusive Whos Who of the very best American comic writing. Here are Thurber and Perelman, Lenny Bruce and Bruce Jay Friedman, Garrison Keillor and Dave Barry and Veronica Geng, plus hilarious lesser known pieces from The New Yorker, Esquire, The Atlantic, National Lampoon, Salon, and The Onion. Who does one of the funniest people in America ( CBS Sunday Morning) read when he needs a laugh? Heres Andy Borowitz to tell you.

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50 Funniest American Writers

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Format: Hardcover

Height: 1.01 inches

Width: 5.33 inches

Length: 7.52 inches

Weight: 16.19 oz

Pages: 504