Taking the reader through the New York that inspired, and was in turn inspired by, the formidable Mrs Parker, this guide uses rarely seen archival photographs from her life to illustrate Dorothy Parker's development as a writer, a formidable wit, and a public persona. Her favourite bars and salons as well as her homes and offices, most of which are still intact, are uncovered. With the charting of her colourful career, including the decade she spent as a member of the Round Table, as well as her intense private life, readers will find themselves drawn into the lavish New York City of the 1920s and 30s.

Table of Contents

Dorothy Parker -- A Manhattan Confection; An Apprenticeship in Cynicism -- A Comfortable, Tumultuous Childhood; Drink and Dance and Laugh and Lie -- The Vicious Circle and All That Jazz; The Aisle Seat -- Dorothy Parker as Theatre Critic; Defending the Underdog -- Dorothy Parker as Political Activist; Excuse My Dust -- The Final Years, Index.

Reviews

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