Humor Me: An Anthology of Funny Contemporary Writing (Plus Some Great Old Stuff Too) - Softcover

Frazier, Ian

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061728950 ISBN 13: 9780061728952

Publisher: Ecco, 2011

Synopsis

The perfect book for anyone with a sense of humor: more than fifty of the greatest pieces of comic writing of our time, selected by the incomparable Ian Frazier.

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About the Author:

Ian Frazier is the author of many books, including Great Plains, On the Rez, Coyote v. Acme, Dating Your Mom, and, most recently, Travels in Siberia. A frequent contributor to The New Yorker, he has twice won the Thurber Prize for American humor. He lives in Montclair, New Jersey.

From Booklist:

Funny is as funny does, and the writers in Frazier’s zany anthology of amusement do humor exceptionally well. From the inimitable Roy Blount, Jr., to the irrepressible Bruce Jay Friedman, the wry Calvin Trillin to the withering David Sedaris, a veritable who’s who of contemporary and classic humorists examine all manner of human frailty through a slightly skewed lens. The fact that sometimes the humans are not of this earth or are, oh, say, deceased, bloodthirsty conquerors, matters not at all. Frazier’s point is that there is humor to be found everywhere. Indeed, his own “Lamentations of the Father,” in which the rules of parenthood are laid down in the voice of the Almighty sets the standard for other laugh-inducing entries, such as Steve Martin’s droll analysis of our new century in “The Third Millennium: So Far, So Good,” and Simon Rich’s clever adults-versus-children, table-turning scenario in “Play Nice.” With an accessible balance of short slapstick and cerebral satire, Frazier’s collection is good for more than a few laughs. --Carol Haggas

About this edition

• Publisher: Ecco
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0061728950
• ISBN 13: 9780061728952
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 321