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The 50 Funniest American Writers : An Anthology from Mark Twain to the Onion
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The 50 Funniest American Writers : An Anthology from Mark Twain to the Onion Hardcover - 2011

by Andy Borowitz (Editor)

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Reaching back to Mark Twain and forward to contemporary masters such as David Sedaris, Roy Blount, and Bernie Mac, this book is an exclusive collection of the very best American comic writing.

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Library of America, The. Used - Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.
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  • Title The 50 Funniest American Writers : An Anthology from Mark Twain to the Onion
  • Binding Hardcover
  • Edition First Edition
  • Condition Used - Good
  • Pages 504
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Library of America, The, New York
  • Date 2011-10-13
  • Illustrated Yes
  • Features Bibliography, Dust Cover, Illustrated, Table of Contents
  • Bookseller's Inventory # 4671919-6
  • ISBN 9781598531077 / 1598531077
  • Weight 1.05 lbs (0.48 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.6 x 5.4 x 1 in (19.30 x 13.72 x 2.54 cm)
  • Ages 18 to UP years
  • Grade levels 13 - UP
  • Library of Congress subjects American wit and humor
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 2011928952
  • Dewey Decimal Code 817.008

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About the author

Andy Borowitz is a writer and a comedian whose work appears in The New Yorker and at his satirical website, BorowitzReport.com, which has millions of readers around the world. The author of six books, he is the first-ever winner of the National Press Club's humor award and a two-time finalist for the Thurber Prize for American Humor. He has been called a "Swiftian satirist" (The Wall Street Journal), and "America's satire king" (The Daily Beast).

Contributions by:
Mark Twain, George Ade, O. Henry Sinclair Lewis, Anita Loos, Ring Lardner, H. L. Mencken, James Thurber, Dorothy Parker, S. J. Perelman, Langston Hughes, Frank Sullivan, E. B. White, Peter De Vries, Terry Southern, Lenny Bruce, Tom Wolfe, Jean Shepherd, Hunter S. Thompson, Woody Allen, Bruce Jay Friedman, Philip Roth, Nora Ephron, Henry Beard, Michael O'Donoghue, George W. S. Trow, Fran Lebowitz, Charles Portis, Donald Barthelme, Veronica Geng, John Hughes, Mark O'Donnell, Garrison Keillor, Bruce McCall, Molly Ivins, Calvin Trillin, Dave Barry, The Onion, Susan Orlean, Roy Blount Jr., George Carlin, Ian Frazier, David Rakoff, Bernie Mac, David Sedaris, Wanda Sykes, Jack Handey, David Owen, George Saunders, Jenny Allen, Sloane Crosley, Larry Wilmore