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The Penguin Book of Women's Humor

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The Penguin Book of Women's Humor is a landmark anthology that proves there is a distinctly female way of being funny. Regina Barreca's extravagantly wide-ranging selections - by turns shocking, invigorating, infuriating and inspiring - span three centuries and include not only the likes of Jane Austen, Dorothy Parker, Muriel Spark, "Moms" Mabley, Mae West, Erma Bombeck, and Roseanne, but also some unexpected voices: Sylvia Plath, Toni Morrison, Margaret Drabble, Emily Dickinson, and others. In stories, letters, verse, excerpts, essays, cartoons, and one-liners that address relationships, politics, fate, and the fierce struggle to survive and triumph, these women speak powerfully about the world and its absurdities - and laugh out loud.

Language: English

Pages: 704

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

Release: May 01, 1996

ISBN: 0140172947

ISBN 13: 9780140172942

The Penguin Book of Women's Humor

3.2/5 ( ratings)

The Penguin Book of Women's Humor is a landmark anthology that proves there is a distinctly female way of being funny. Regina Barreca's extravagantly wide-ranging selections - by turns shocking, invigorating, infuriating and inspiring - span three centuries and include not only the likes of Jane Austen, Dorothy Parker, Muriel Spark, "Moms" Mabley, Mae West, Erma Bombeck, and Roseanne, but also some unexpected voices: Sylvia Plath, Toni Morrison, Margaret Drabble, Emily Dickinson, and others. In stories, letters, verse, excerpts, essays, cartoons, and one-liners that address relationships, politics, fate, and the fierce struggle to survive and triumph, these women speak powerfully about the world and its absurdities - and laugh out loud.

Language: English

Pages: 704

Format: Paperback

Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

Release: May 01, 1996

ISBN: 0140172947

ISBN 13: 9780140172942

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