'Letters: 1905-1962,' which might be subtitled 'Mrs. What makes the interviews so interesting is that they were permitted to edit their transcripts before publication, resulting in miniature autobiographies. 'Self-Portrait' reprints an interview she did in 1956 with The Paris Review, part of a famed ongoing series of conversations ('Writers at Work') that the literary journal conducted with the best of twentieth-century writers. The introduction of two new sections is intended to provide the richest possible sense of Parker herself. 'A Dorothy Parker Sampler' blends the sublime and the silly with the terrifying, a sort of tasting menu of verse, stories, essays, political journalism, a speech on writing, plus a catchy off-the-cuff rhyme she never thought to write down. At the heart of her serious work lies her political writings-racial, labor, international-and so 'Soldiers of the Republic' is joined by reprints of 'Not Enough' and 'Sophisticated Poetry-And the Hell With It,' both of which first appeared in New Masses. Two of these pieces concern home decorating, a subject not usually associated with Mrs. There are some stories new to the Portable, 'Such a Pretty Little Picture,' along with a selection of articles written for such disparate publications as Vogue, McCall's, House & Garden, and New Masses.

But a variety of fresh material has also been added to create a fuller, more authentic picture of her life's work. The second revision in sixty years, this sublime collection ranges over the verse, stories, essays, and journalism of one of the twentieth century's most quotable authors.įor this new twenty-first-century edition, devoted admirers can be sure to find their favorite verse and stories.

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