by James Thurber, Dorothy Parker, W. Somerset Maugham, H.L. Mencken · Rosto Editora · tapa blanda · ISBN 9789898520166
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«Contos Comédia Social» is the anthology of short stories by James Thurber, Dorothy Parker, W. Somerset Maugham and H.L. Mencken (Rosto Editora, paperback).
Anthology of four short stories that portrays, with humor, comic scenes of social life. Includes «Na Mó de Cima» by James Thurber, «O Nível de Vida» by Dorothy Parker, «O Colar de Pérolas» by W. Somerset Maugham and «Uma Rapariga de Red Lion» by H.L. Mencken.
Portuguese edition of 63 pages, with translation by Ana Maria Chaves, Amanda Franco and Ana Lopes; published on July 25, 2011.
For readers who enjoy the short story and classic humor, and want to read four classic authors in Portuguese.
James Grover Thurber was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and playwright. He was born in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Ohio State University (OSU), leaving in 1918 without graduating. He spent over a year in Paris, working for the US State Department as a code clerk, and on his return to Columbus in 1920 was hired as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch. He married his first wife, Althea Adams, in 1922. Thurber was hired by The New Yorker in early 1927, and soon became a prolific and popular contributor.
