Re reup Dorothy Parker - Marion Meade
Shared by:Tim31
Written by Marion Meade
Format: MP3
Written by: Marion Meade
Narrated by: Grace Conlin
Length: 17 hrs and 17 mins
Format: Unabridged
Release Date:12-01-06
Publisher’s Summary
She was known for her outrageous one-liners, her ruthless theater criticism, her clever verses and bittersweet stories. But there was another side to Dorothy Parker, a private life set on a course of destruction. She suffered through two divorces, a string of painful affairs, a lifelong problem with alcohol, and several suicide attempts.
In this lively, absorbing biography, Marion Meade illuminates both the dark side of Parker and her days of wicked wittiness at the Algonquin Round Table and in Hollywood.
“heartbreaking and hilarious”
the writer did a great job of capturing the dry caustic wit of parker, and all that it cost her through the years of her life. sometimes this audio book was laugh-out loud hilarious, as the writer sprinkled the text with actual quotes from parker, and sometimes heartbreaking as her life fell apart again and again, only to be remade with style and courage and too much to drink.
the reader gives it a very sympathetic voice and at the end of the book her voice matched my emotion perfectly, which was satisfying.
i first loved parker´s short stories, then her poetry, and now her biography. i wish audibles had many other biographies of writers from the 20th century. glad they have this one ! i highly recommend it.
“Witty, informative biography”
In spite of Dorothy Parker’s sad, tragic life, her point of view gives a cynical, humorous twist to all the tragedies she encounters. I’ve heard this book many times and I always enjoy it because of Dorothy’s complexity (insanity?) and the people she knew: Fitzgerald, Hemingway, Gerald and Sara Murphy, and, of course, the Algonquin Round Table (Robert Benchley, Alexander Woolcutt, etc.). Dorothy’s sarcastic quips are a quick relief from the heartbreaking choices she makes as a pre-feminist writer: hiding her Jewish background, selecting handsome (gay?) men that she emasculates, attempting suicide several times, embracing the fast life of NYC and Hollywood, naively supporting Communistic causes, and failing to complete a long-awaited book. However, Dorothy Parker’s short stories and poetry are still relevant today, especially for feminists and literature lovers. Narration is fine, but a couple of phrases like “turn over the tape for side 2″ can be jarring. I hope you enjoy this audiobook. I did and still do.
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This post has 2 comments
May 18th, 2014
Hi Tim! Any chance you can re-up the 2 Paul Auster books from before? Much appreciated:)
May 20th, 2014
Really looking forward to this one! Thanks so much!
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