Haircut and Other Stories
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Fall into the sarcastic, realistic, and honest writing of beloved sports columnist Ring Lardner in this collection of stories from the author of You Know Me Al. Bursting into the literary scene with the popular success, You Know Me Al, Ring Lardner was a sportswriter by trade with a superb ear for regional peculiarities in speech and a cherish sense of humor. Funny, sarcastic, sometimes bitter, and always ironic, Lardner understood Americans, from their desires and dreams to their disappoints. Haircut and Other Stories includes some of this icon's best-known pieces, including "Haircut," "The Love Nest," and "Champion." A true celebration of America and its people, this is a must read for anyone interested in classic American fiction.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0020223447
ISBN13:9780020223443
Release Date:September 1991
Publisher:Touchstone Books
Length:192 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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He'll make you laugh but you may feel crumby about it
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 20 years ago
There is a lot of really funny stuff . Consider the lines , "She looked at me like I was a side dish she hadn't ordered" Or another one in which a traveler is shown the Grand Canyon and says only , " What a hole" . This guy was tremendously funny and had a real feel for the slang and colloquial of his time. Maybe he didn't like people very much but he made it clear in an amusing way. " Still there are people who laugh at the guy who slips on the banana peel, and people who do not. Lardner is thus much less a favorite of mine other great American comic writers , not simply Twain but someone like Damon Runyan. Runyan loves his characters . Lardner seems to really like no one. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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