Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker has written at least 38 books. Their most popular book is The Portable Dorothy Parker with 51 saves with an average rating of 4.5⭐.

Author Bio

> "I like to have a martini,
> Two at the very most.
> After three I'm under the table,
> after four I'm under my host."
> — Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker was an American writer and poet, best known for her wit, wisecracks, and sharp 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][1] and as a founding member of the [Algonquin Round Table][2]. Following the breakup of that 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 her sparkling wit have endured. See more at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dorothy_Parker


[1]: http://www.newyorker.com/search/query?query=dorothy+parker&queryType=nonparsed&submitbtn.x=0&submitbtn.y=0&submitbtn=Submit
[2]: http://algonquinroundtable.org/

Wikipedia entry

The Portable Dorothy Parker

1944 • 51 Readers • 626 pages 4.5

Complete Stories

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Complete Stories
ByDorothy Parker

1924 • 23 Readers • 480 pages 4

The Custard Heart

#4 of 3 in Penguin Modern Classics

The Custard Heart
ByDorothy Parker

2018 • 9 Readers • 50 pages 3.5

The Paris Review Interviews, I: 16 Celebrated Interviews

#1 of 2 in The Paris Review Interviews

The Paris Review Interviews, I: 16 Celebrated Interviews
ByThe Paris Review(Introduction),Philip Gourevitch(Introduction)

2006 • 8 Readers • 510 pages 5

Enough Rope

Enough Rope
ByDorothy Parker

2022 • 7 Readers • 145 pages 3.8

The Persephone Book of Short Stories

The Persephone Book of Short Stories
BySusan Glaspell(Contributor),Katherine Mansfield(Contributor)

2012 • 4 Readers • 477 pages 5

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Complete Poems
ByDorothy Parker

1944 • 4 Readers 4

The Collected Dorothy Parker

1944 • 3 Readers • 604 pages

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A Telephone Call
ByDorothy Parker

1930 • 2 Readers 2.5

Big Blonde and Other Stories

1929 • 2 Readers • 58 pages 4.5

Constant Reader: The New Yorker Columns 1927–28

2024 • 2 Readers

Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker

Life Stories: Profiles from The New Yorker
BySusan Orlean,Mark Singer,+2 more

2000 • 2 Readers 4

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1944 • 2 Readers

The Poetry and Short Stories of Dorothy Parker

1994 • 2 Readers • 457 pages

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Sunset Gun: Poems
ByDorothy Parker

1928 • 1 Reader • 75 pages

Narrativa completa de Dorothy Parker

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Narrativa completa de Dorothy Parker
ByDorothy Parker,Celia Filipetto Isicato(Translator),+3 more

1924 • 1 Reader • 586 pages

Los poemas perdidos

Los poemas perdidos
ByDorothy Parker,Guillermo López Gallego(Translator),+1 more

2013 • 1 Reader • 408 pages

Enough Rope: Poems

Enough Rope: Poems
ByDorothy Parker

1926 • 1 Reader • 113 pages 4

Where Books Fall Open: A Reader's Anthology of Wit & Passion

Where Books Fall Open: A Reader's Anthology of Wit & Passion
ByBascove(Editor),Italo Calvino(Contributor)

2001 • 1 Reader • 149 pages

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Where All Good Flappers Go: Essential Stories of the Jazz Age
ByF. Scott Fitzgerald(contributor),Zelda Fitzgerald(Contributor)

1 Reader

Fiksi Lotus, Vol. 1

Fiksi Lotus, Vol. 1
ByMaggie Tiojakin(Editor, Translator),Walter de la Mare(Contributor)

2012 • 1 Reader • 184 pages 2

50 Great American Short Stories

50 Great American Short Stories
ByMilton Crane(Editor),Washington Irving(Contributor)

1963 • 1 Reader • 502 pages

On Suicide: Great Writers on the Ultimate Question

On Suicide: Great Writers on the Ultimate Question
ByJohn Miller(Editor),Genevieve Anderson(special assistance)

1992 • 1 Reader • 269 pages

As entrevistas da Paris Review -, Vol. 1

2006 • 1 Reader • 459 pages 3

NEW PENGUIN BOOK OF LOVE POETRY; ED. BY JON STALLWORTHY.

2003 • 1 Reader • 406 pages 3

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Contos de Dorothy Parker
ByDorothy Parker

1933 • 1 Reader • 183 pages

Alpine Giggle Week

Alpine Giggle Week
ByDorothy Parker

2014 • 1 Reader • 40 pages

Not Much Fun: The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker

1996 • 1 Reader • 260 pages

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1939 • 1 Reader • 362 pages

Os 100 Melhores Contos de Humor da Literatura Universal

2002 • 1 Reader • 560 pages 5

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Men I'm Not Married To
ByDorothy Parker

1922 • 1 Reader 2

New York stories

New York stories
ByF. Scott Fitzgerald,John Cheever,+20 more

2015 • 1 Reader • 386 pages

The Dorothy Parker Audio Collection

2004 • 1 Reader

The Best of Dorothy Parker

1952 • 1 Reader • 200 pages

The Collected Short Stories of Dorothy Parker

1 Reader • 362 pages

New Yorker Geschichten

New Yorker Geschichten
ByDorothy Parker

2 pages

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The Collected Poetry
ByDorothy Parker

1944 • 210 pages

Constant Reader: 2

Constant Reader: 2
ByDorothy Parker

1970 • 157 pages

The Ladies of the Corridor

The Ladies of the Corridor
ByDorothy Parker,Arnaud D'Usseau

2011 • 132 pages