James Thurber: Writings & Drawings (LOA #90) (Library of America)

Thurber, James

ISBN 10: 1883011221 / ISBN 13: 9781883011222

Published by Library of America, 1996

About this Item

First edition, first printing stated. A fine copy in a fine DJ protected in removable mylar cover. See my photos of the book you will receive, not stock photos. More available upon request. This book is in my possession and will be packed in bubble wrap and shipped in a cardboard box. USPS tracking provided. #33. Seller Inventory # 017424

Bibliographic Details

Title: James Thurber: Writings & Drawings (LOA #90)...

Publisher: Library of America

Publication Date: 1996

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: Fine

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

A comprehensive collection of the American humorist’s best work—including “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty”—plus original drawings and a chronology of Thurber’s own troubled life
 
James Thurber, whimsical fantasist and deadpan chronicler of everyday absurdities, brought American humor into the 20th century. His comic persona, a modern city-dweller whose zaniest flights of free association are tinged with anxiety, remains hilarious, subtly disturbing, and instantly recognizable.
 
Here, in over 1,000 pages, editor Garrison Keillor presents the best and most extensive collection ever assembled. Pieces include “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” and “The Catbird Seat,” the brilliantly satirical Fables for Our Time, the classic My Life and Hard Times, and the best of The Owl in the Attic, Let Your Mind Alone!, My World—And Welcome to It, and the other famous books. Plus 500 wonderful drawings, including The Seal in the Bedroom and celebrated sequences like “The Masculine Approach” and “The War Between Men and Women.” Rounding out the volume is a selection from The Years with Ross, a memoir of the New Yorker publisher, and a number of wonderful early pieces never collected by Thurber.
 
Only a book of this scope can do justice to Thurber’s extraordinary career and to the many unexpected turns of his comic genius. 
 

LIBRARY OF AMERICA is an independent nonprofit cultural organization founded in 1979 to preserve our nation’s literary heritage by publishing, and keeping permanently in print, America’s best and most significant writing. The Library of America series includes more than 300 volumes to date, authoritative editions that average 1,000 pages in length, feature cloth covers, sewn bindings, and ribbon markers, and are printed on premium acid-free paper that will last for centuries.

About the Author:

James Thurber (1894-1961) was one of the foremost American humorists of the 20th century.

Garrison Keillor is the creator of A Prairie Home Companion, which he hosted for 42 years, and the author of several books, including Lake Wobegon Days, The Book of Guys, and Daddy’s Girl.