New Releases by Dorothy Parker

An irresistible hardcover collection of the famous humorist’s poems that range from lighthearted satire to gleeful dark comedy One of the Jazz Age’s most beloved poets, Dorothy Parker earned her reputation as the wittiest woman in America with her popular light verse, which was regularly published in Vanity Fair, Life, and The New Yorker. Her debut poetry collection, Enough Rope, was a runaway bestseller in 1926, and she followed it up in 1928 with the equally delightful collection Sunset Gun. The poems gathered here range from barbed satires to lighthearted laments, all laced with Parker’s unmistakable sense of humor, one that manages to be both cynical and sparkling. Everyman''s Library''s Pocket Poets are pocket-sized hardcovers that feature acid-free cream-colored paper bound in a full-cloth case with two-color foil stamping, decorative endpapers, a silk ribbon marker, a European-style half-round spine, and a full-color illustrated jacket.

Big Loura está de volta. A aguardada nova edição dos contos de Dorothy Parker, selecionados, traduzidos e apresentados por Ruy Castro. Big Loura e outras histórias de Nova York, de Dorothy Parker, reúne vinte contos da escritora americana mais amarga e hilariante dos anos 1920 e 1930. Conhecida pelo seu poder de sátira, Parker fez parte do vicious circle, como se autodenominava o fechado grupo de escritores que se reuniam no Hotel Algonquin nos anos 1920. Publicados pela primeira vez no Brasil em 1990 e agora em nova edição, esses textos oferecem ao leitor um fervilhante coquetel da era do jazz americana e são uma amostra da prosa mordaz de uma autora que marcou sua época e permanece atual. Este volume inclui os contos "A valsa", "Arranjo em preto e branco", "Os sexos", "Você estava ótimo", "O padrão de vida", "Um telefonema", "Primo Larry", "E aqui estamos!", "Diário de uma dondoca de Nova York", "Big Loura", "O último chá", "Nova York chamando Detroit", "Só mais uma", "A visita da verdade", "De noite, na cama", "Em função das visitas", "As brumas antes dos fogos", "Coração em creme", "Soldados da República" e "Que pena". "A melhor escritora de sua geração." — F. Scott Fitzgerald "Os contos de Dorothy Parker continuam, hoje, tão agudos e engraçados como na época em que foram escritos." — Edmund Wilson "O que dá aos seus contos um sabor especial é a sua capacidade de enxergar algo de engraçado nas mais amargas tragédias do ser humano." — W. Somerset Maugham

Dieser zweite Band von Parkers Gedichten enthält die Übertragungen ihrer verstreut publizierten, sogenannten »leichten Verse« – in Wahrheit Gedichte von kalkulierter und raffinierter Schlichtheit. Verblüffend ist die Aktualität vieler dieser rund hundert Jahre alten Gedichte, die jedoch keiner modernistischen Hermetik frönen, sondern alltagskulturelles Konversationsmaterial sind.Dorothy Parker kombiniert Schmalz und Schnoddrigkeit und erkundet die neuen Welten des frühen 20. Jahrhunderts aus der Sicht der berufstätigen Frau. Ihre Gedichte sind ein Zusammenspiel aus Melancholie und Witz, aus Trauer und Schmerz, aus Pathos und Spott.Und dann gibt es den realistischen Roman:Wenn sich der Autor mal auf richtige Action verlegt,Verschüttet eine Figur ihre Frühstücksflocken.Auf dem Höhepunkt des BuchsEntscheidet die Heldin, ihre alte Taftbluse umzuarbeiten.

Now available as a stand-alone edition, the famous humorist’s second collection of poetry ranges from lighthearted self-deprecation to gleefully acid-tongued satire and dark comedy. One of the Jazz Age’s most beloved poets, Dorothy Parker earned her reputation as the wittiest woman in America with her popular light verse, which was regularly published in Vanity Fair, Life, and The New Yorker. Her debut poetry collection, Enough Rope, was a runaway bestseller, and she followed it up in 1928 with the equally delightful collection Sunset Gun. The poems gathered here range from barbed satires to light-hearted laments, all laced with Parker’s unmistakable sense of humor, one that manages to be both cynical and sparkling. Thought for a Sunshiny Morning It costs me never a stab nor squirm To tread by chance upon a worm. “Aha, my little dear,” I say, “Your clan will pay me back some day.”

An excellent sampling of Dorothy Parker’s acerbity rooted in intimate realism and subtle feminism, this collection of twelve short stories includes “Arrangement in Black and White,” “Mr. Durant,” “Such a Pretty Little Picture,” and “The Last Tea.”

Self-depricating, bitingly satirical, and surprisingly thought-provoking, Dorothy Parker’s first collection of poetry comments on love and the relations between men and women with quick wit and lyrical verse. First published as a collection in 1926, the poetry featured in Enough Rope reflects the famous wit that Dorothy Parker is so widely loved for. A founding member of the Algonquin Round Table writers’ group, Parker often presents a cynical analysis of love, which entertains as much as her verse captivates. This volume features many of Parker’s best-known poetry, including: -‘Threnody’ - ‘The Small Hours’ - ‘The False Friends’ - ‘The Trifler’ - ‘A Very Short Song’ - ‘A Well-Worn Story’ - ‘Convalescent’ - ‘The Dark Girl’s Rhyme’ Specialist poetry imprint Ragged Hand has proudly republished Enough Rope in this beautiful new volume and will make the perfect addition to the bookshelves of Dorothy Parker fans and those interested in Jazz Age poetry.

In ''The Collected Stories of Dorothy Parker,'' readers are presented with a masterful compendium of tales that encapsulate the wit, sarcasm, and keen observations of early 20th-century society. Parker''s literary style is characterized by her sharp dialogue and poignant insights into the lives of her characters, often exposing the complexities of love, loss, and the existential struggles of the American experience. Set against the backdrop of the Jazz Age, these stories reflect the cultural shifts of the 1920s and 1930s, delivering a potent cocktail of humor and melancholy that remains strikingly relevant to contemporary audiences. Dorothy Parker, an influential member of the Algonquin Round Table, was known for her brilliant commentary on social norms and gender roles. Her experiences as a journalist, critic, and poet undoubtedly informed her fiction, enabling her to weave compelling narratives that challenge societal expectations. Driven by her own tumultuous personal life and a fierce intellect, Parker crafted stories that resonated with the discontent and aspirations of her era, establishing her as a literary icon. For readers seeking a rich literary experience infused with both humor and heartfelt depth, ''The Collected Stories of Dorothy Parker'' is an essential addition to any bookshelf. Parker''s unparalleled voice offers profound commentary on the human condition, inviting readers to reflect on the complexities of life with both laughter and introspection.

Dorothy Parker was an American poet and satirist, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and eye for 20th century urban foibles. From a conflicted and unhappy childhood, Parker rose to acclaim, both for her literary output in such venues as The New Yorker and as a founding member of the Algonquin Round Table. Following the breakup of the circle, Parker traveled to Hollywood to pursue screenwriting. Her successes there, including two Academy Award nominations, were curtailed as her involvement in left-wing politics led to a place on the infamous Hollywood blacklist. Parker went through three marriages (two to the same man) and survived several suicide attempts, but grew increasingly dependent on alcohol. Dismissive of her own talents, she deplored her reputation as a "wisecracker". Nevertheless, her literary output and reputation for her sharp wit have endured.

Short story, winner of the 1929 O. Henry Award. The big blonde in question is Hazel Morse, who, when we meet her, is "a model in a wholesale dress establishment", whose thoughts are largely devoted to men. Then she meets Herbie Morse, an attractive man and a heavy drinker. Where will events now take her?

Prefazione di Natalia Aspesi «Strepitosi. Non c''è aggettivo più moderato per definire i racconti di Dorothy Parker pubblicati da astoria.» Tuttolibri - Elena Loewenthal «Un libro che si dovrebbe leggere come un manuale di sopravvivenza.» Il Piccolo - Marta Herzbruch “Per scrivere con tanta eleganza e perfidia bisogna aver avuto un’esistenza non facile, che ti ha obbligato a trovare rifugio nella tua intelligenza e nella tua fragilità”, così Natalia Aspesi, nella prefazione a questi racconti, tratteggia perfettamente il ritratto di una delle autrici più intelligenti e argute del Novecento. Parker non si limita a rivelare le ipocrisie, le vanità, i miti e le fobie della borghesia americana, ma le trafigge con il suo stile impietoso, rivelando il razzismo strisciante, la frustrazione dei padri e l’irrequietezza dei figli, l’ipocrisia sottesa a certi matrimoni e la conseguente bassezza delle infedeltà coniugali. Sempre con una classe insuperabile.

This is a satirical book from the Academy Award nominated author – Dorothy Parker. The book describes men that the author herself knew, who are chatty, fatuous and often petty. Full with wit and humorous remarks the book proves her literary output as a "wisecracker".

Noveller. These tales of women on the edge show the darkness beneath the surface of the Jazz Age

Dorothy Parker verkörpert alles, was man gemeinhin mit New York in Verbindung bringt: Rastlosigkeit und Moderne, Esprit und Erfolg, aber auch Härte, Grausamkeit und Einsamkeit. Dorothy Parker ist die New Yorker Schriftstellerin schlechthin.Dorothy Parkers Gedichte sind stets ein Zusammenspiel aus Witz und Melancholie, aus Trauer und Scherz, aus Pathos und Spott. Ebenso wie ihre Erzählungen zeichnet sich ihre Lyrik durch einen charakteristischen Mix aus Selbstmitleid und Zynismus aus. Ein Abgleiten in Kitsch vermeidet sie durch Schnoddrigkeit und Ironie.

Undici racconti perfetti «Un piccolo perfetto Classico del Novecento.» Corriere della Sera - Alberto Arbasino «Strepitosi, non c''è aggettivo più moderato per definire i racconti di Dorothy Parker.» Tuttolibri - Elena Loewenthal “Nei suoi racconti, Dorothy Parker rivela un senso della forma che oggigiorno è davvero raro. Sa sempre come cominciare e come concludere: alla fine, non rimane mai nulla in sospeso, perché ha detto tutto quello che il lettore deve sapere. E ha un orecchio finissimo per la lingua: le bastano poche battute di dialogo per tratteggiare un personaggio in tutta la sua plausibile implausibilità. Il suo stile è semplice e diretto, senza affettazione, uno strumento perfetto per far emergere tutte le sfumature della sua ironia, del suo sarcasmo, della sua tenerezza, del suo pathos.” Così W. Somerset Maugham descrive Dorothy Parker, sintetizzandone l’estrema efficacia e la straordinaria attualità. E, a rendere ancora più incisivi gli undici racconti qui presentati, c’è il palcoscenico su cui si svolgono, cioè quello della borghesia americana, oggi come allora segnata da vanità e snobismi, da ipocrisie grandi e piccole, da velleità e illusioni. Poi ci sono le donne, tutte indimenticabili: dalla silenziosa, sofferente Mona della Signora della lampada, uno dei più delicati e insieme crudeli racconti sull’aborto mai scritti, all’ansiosa Jean di Da New York a Detroit, il cui slancio amoroso si sgretola nel corso di una telefonata; dalla “piccola Mrs Murdock” di Alla luce del giorno, il cui ingenuo, vitale entusiasmo per l’incontro con una famosa attrice si spegne nella disillusione, a Big Lannie di Vestire gli ignudi, che, nonostante anni di lavoro indefesso, non riesce a suscitare neppure un moto di pietà nelle “signore” quando scopre che suo nipote è nato cieco. Il quadro che si disegna attraverso queste brevi storie ha quindi, come ha scritto Fernanda Pivano, “un tono agrodolce basato sulla stessa disperazione e amarezza, sfiducia e delusione che avevano ispirato lo scontento e la protesta della cosiddetta Generazione Perduta, ma reso spumeggiante da un’eleganza apparentemente superficiale […] e reso drammatico dalla partecipazione alle ingiustizie sociali che ispirarono invece la generazione degli anni Trenta”.

Una exquisita edición ilustrada de los mejores cuentos de una de las escritoras más inteligentes y descaradas del siglo XX. Decía el sabio que las apariencias engañan, pero bien mirado lo que engaña son las expectativas, las ganas de ver y vivir lo que nuestro deseo ha dibujado, sin tener en cuenta la realidad. De ahí que a menudo acabemos Colgando de un hilo, esperando en vano una llamada que nunca llegará o cultivando las malas hierbas de los celos. Si alguien consiguió reunir en unas cuantas páginas todas las miserias y esplendores de la condición femenina, esa fue Dorothy Parker. En la mayoría de sus cuentos las protagonistas son mujeres que se pierden en amores ridículos, que se empeñan en creer eternas unas relaciones dictadas solo por el deseo pasajero de un hombre, que usan su fragilidad como arma de seducción, un arma que a menudo se vuelve contra ellas dejándolas heridas de muerte. Los cuentos de Dorothy Parker no son un alegato feminista, sino una mirada inteligente y cínica al mundo de la mujer, y aunque haya transcurrido más de medio siglo, la actualidad de sus planteamientos continúa totalmente vigente. De eso y mucho más hablan sus espléndidos cuentos de reunidos en esta magnífica edición ilustrada. Historias que nos llevan de paseo por las calles de Nueva York para que veamos de cerca a hombres y mujeres que buscan el amor, aunque se venda muy caro. La mirada de la gran autora nos guía, su humor negro nos acompaña en cada página, y al final, cuando las luces del último bar se apagan y no hay más copas que vaciar, nos queda el talento de una maestra que, hablando de sí misma, habló por todos. «Lo primero que hago por las mañanas es lavarme los dientes y afilar la lengua.» Dorothy Parker Reseña: «Los cuentos de Dorothy Parker no caducan nunca.» Lluís Moral, Alacarta.cat (Cataluña radio) «Esta selección de relatos reúne a personajes que pueden parecer frívolos, pero es una crítica mordaz de la sociedad en que viven. Mujeres pendientes de un teléfono a punto de sonar.» Carmen López, Ahora

A little known, rediscovered letter: an SOS from a woman trapped on a Swiss mountaintop in a TB colony with no idea how to escape—that woman being Dorothy Parker. “Kids, I have started one thousand (1,000) letters to you, but they all through no will of mine got to sounding so gloomy and I was afraid of boring the combined tripe out of you, so I never sent them.” Thus starts a little-known and until now unpublished letter by Dorothy Parker from a Swiss mountaintop. Parker wrote the letter in September 1930 to Viking publishers Harold Guinzburg and George Oppenheimer—she went to France to write a novel for them and wound up in a TB colony in Switzerland. Parker refers to the letter as a “novelette,” yet there is nothing fictional about it. More accurately, the biting composition reads like a gossipy diary entry, typed out on Parker’s beautiful new German typewriter. She namedrops notable figures like Ernest Hemingway and Scott and Zelda Fitzgerald while covering topics running from her various accidents and health problems to her opinions on dogs, literary critics and God. The writing is vintage Parker: uncensored, unedited, deliciously malicious, and certainly one of the most entertaining of her letters—or for that matter any letter—that you’ll ever read. This edition features an introduction, notes, and annotations on notable figures by Parker biographer Marion Meade.

"This collection covers the six years Mrs. Parker wrote a monthly theatre column, first for Vanity Fair, from 1918 to 1920, and then on Ainslee''s, from 1920 to 1923"--Page xv.

La narrativa completa de Dorothy Parker, una mujer que supo vivir y escribir a la altura de su talento. Dorothy Parker escribió una vez que lo suyo era tomarse un martini, dos como mucho. Después del tercero, ya estaba debajo de la mesa, y al cuarto..., debajo de su anfitrión. Con esas premisas, y haciendo gala de un humor que arañaba los buenos hábitos de la burguesía de entonces, cabe entender que la misma Dorothy se convirtiese en personaje, y que su obra se leyera a menudo como la alegre guarnición de una vida dedicada al chiste ingenioso. Los años fueron pasando, y el tiempo ha revelado que esta protagonista indiscutible de las tertulias más animadas del Nueva York de entreguerras, esposa infiel y amante solícita, fue además una escritora de primer orden, capaz de resumir en pocas páginas la hipocresía de una sociedad que crecía a la sombra de un dinero recién estrenado y de unas costumbres que se caían de viejas. Así lo muestran las mujeres y los hombres que deambulan por sus cuentos, seres patéticos que lloran en habitaciones exquisitamente decoradas, flirtean con un empeño digno de mejores causas, o ríen sin ganas en la barra de un bar para olvidar que alguna vez fueron felices. Hoy, la prosa de Dorothy Parker es más actual que nunca, su amor por Nueva York cala hondo y su ironía es el mejor de los regalos en una época de tanta perplejidad. La crítica ha dicho: «Un acontecimiento literario. [...] Dorothy Parker percibió como ninguna otra escritora antes el poder letal del engaño, de la mentira, de las palabras que no dicen lo que dicen, y lo contó, con humor y sarcasmo en su juventud, con dolor y compasión en su madurez.» Ana Becciu, Babelia «El alcohol está tan presente en los relatos que una tiene la impresión de acabar intoxicada tras la lectura de algunos de ellos. [...] Su prodigioso oído para la lengua sigue siendo eficaz para el lector de hoy: [...] ella define un Nueva York ya extinguido que de vez en cuando revive fantasmal en la barra de algunos bares.» Elvira Lindo, El País «La escritora neoyorquina por antonomasia, la primera mujer en contar, con ironía y refinamiento, la vida de esa ciudad que se iba convirtiendo en la capital del mundo, [...] cuyo ingenio, sarcasmo y humor cáustico no perdonaban nada ni a nadie.» Lourdes Ventura, El Cultural «[...] Tenía una pulsión tanática que jamás escondió en su obra. Muchos de sus relatos albergan pistas de esa desesperanza íntima y ese anhelo de muerte: [...] Parker no solo está radiografiando a una sociedad sin rumbo, sino a su infierno personal, también en entreguerras.» Bárbara Ayuso, Jot Down «Tanto en sus escritos como en persona, la señorita Parker brillaba con una palabra o una frase. [...] Su ingenio era agudo como un estoque.» Alden Whitman, The New York Times «La posterioridad ha obrado en favor de una autora que, al menos en lo que a la sensibilidad femenina se refiere, fue una auténtica visionaria.» El Mundo «Los cuentos de Dorothy Parker no caducan nunca.» Lluís Moral, Cataluña Radio

Dorothy Parker captured early twentieth century American society like no one else could. She was a masterful observer of character, a witty, sharply exact composer of dialogue and a poignant reader of the subtleties of relationship. In these five stories, of relationships strained by ill-will, social distance or circumstance, all her strengths are clear.

Best remembered as a member of the Algonquin Round Table, the fabled Jazz Age literay coterie, Dorothy Parker built a reputations as one of the era''s most beloved poets. Parker''s satirical wit and sharp-edged humour earned her a reputation as the wittiest woman in America. This Penguin Classics edition of her poetry - the companion to Parker''s Complete Stories and introduced by her noted biographer, Marion Meade - is the only complete collection available, showcasing the dry quips and piercingly introspective verse of a writer whose legend continues to fascinate. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

"Dorothy Parker collected most of her verse in three compilations from 1926-31, but some of her most entertaining and heartbreaking work was unknown to the general public until 1996, when Stuart Y. Silverstein collected 121 of Mrs. Parker''s "lost" poems and free verses in Not Much Fun. Now Mr. Silverstein has added several previously un-collected items, and has expanded his critically acclaimed introduction, in this revised and updated edition ofNot Much Fun." "The heretofore "lost" poem reproduced here was likely typed by Dorothy Parker herself - note the four typographical errors - after her affair with the philandering reporter Charles MacArthur. The original typescript is preserved in the archives of the Special Collections of the Fales Library of New York University." --Book Jacket.

The blackly comic play about the oppressed lives of women in 1950s New York One of literature''s leading humorists, Dorothy Parker drew from the dark side of her imagination to pen The Ladies of the Corridor, a searing drama about women living on their own in a New York residence hotel. Loosely based on Parker''s life, and co-written with famed Hollywood playwright Arnaud d''Usseau, The Ladies of the Corridor exposes the limitations of a woman''s life in a drama teeming with Parker''s signature wit. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

1922 collaboration. "At current bootliquor quotations, Haig & Haig costs twelve dollars a quart, while any dependable booklegger can unearth a copy of "Jurgen" for about fifteen dollars. Which indicates, at least, an economic application of Nonsenseorship."

Istorio gazi-gozoak dakarzkigu Dorothy Parker-ek, andre-gizonen arteko ika-mika tirabiratsuak, inolako harropuzkeria eta lotsarik gabe azalduak, gordin eta garden. Kontakizun bihurri, minbera eta hunkigarriak dira. Istorio zorrotzak, umorez eta atsekabez beteak. Ikara eragiten duten umorez zipriztindutakoak. Suharrak dira, grina biziz idatzitakoak, betiereko gorabehera katramilatsuak dituztenak kontagai: senar ankerren doilorkeria, emazte otzanen mendekotasuna, senitartekoen itxurakeriak, bikote harremanetako gaizki-ulertzeak, jeloskorkeria, bakardadea, egunerokotasunaren ohikeria, txutxu-mutxuen maltzurkeria, jendarteko bereizkeriak, txirotasuna, arrazakeria, amatasuna, abortua, dibortzioa, buruaz beste egitea… Haatik, ez dira istorio sentibera hutsalak. Ez dira kontakizun arinak, inozoak; pisuak eta larriak baizik. Benetakotasun egiazkoa darie. Argi eta garbi islatzen gaituzte. Eta geure buruaz irri eginarazte digute, bihozgabe, basaki.

Using selected and arranged passages Barry Day tells the life of Dorothy Parker.