{"product_id":"sunset-gun-light-verse-paperback","title":"Sunset Gun: Light Verse - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDorothy Parker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNow 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.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne 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 \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, Life, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eEnough Rope\u003c\/i\u003e, was a runaway bestseller, and she followed it up in 1928 with the equally delightful collection \u003ci\u003eSunset Gun. \u003c\/i\u003eThe 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought for a Sunshiny Morning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt costs me never a stab nor squirm\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo tread by chance upon a worm.\u003cbr\u003e\"Aha, my little dear,\" I say, \u003cbr\u003e\"Your clan will pay me back some day.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDOROTHY PARKER\u003c\/b\u003e (1893-1967) was born in New Jersey and grew up in New York. In 1916 she sold some poems to \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e and was given a job at the magazine writing captions for fashion photographs and drawings. Parker went on to become a drama critic at \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair \u003c\/i\u003eand the central figure of the celebrated Algonquin Round Table. Famous for her spoken wit, she showed the same satiric gift in her book reviews for \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e and in her celebrated poems and stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42695893975103,"sku":"9780593685402","price":14.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7aefdcea791aef1c9f53e19b940d2aeb.webp?v=1765005458","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/sunset-gun-light-verse-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}