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The Signet Book of American Humor
Edited and with a new introduction by Regina Barreca
There's plenty to poke fun at in these United States-and as this volume proves, comedy may be the truest democracy of all. Smart, subversive, and surprising, this anthology shows us what makes Americans laugh.
Includes the works of:
Ambrose Bierce
• Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner
• Ralph Ellison
• Fannie Flagg William Goldman
• O. Henry
• Langston Hughes
• Molly Ivins
• Erica Jong Jean Kerr
• Alan King
• Fran Leibowitz
• Merrill Markoe
• H. L. Mencken
• Bill Nye Edgar Allen Poe
• Mae West
• Edith Wharton Herman Wouk
• and many others
There's plenty to poke fun at in these United States-and as this volume proves, comedy may be the truest democracy of all. Smart, subversive, and surprising, this anthology shows us what makes Americans laugh.
Includes the works of:
Ambrose Bierce
• Mel Brooks and Carl Reiner
• Ralph Ellison
• Fannie Flagg William Goldman
• O. Henry
• Langston Hughes
• Molly Ivins
• Erica Jong Jean Kerr
• Alan King
• Fran Leibowitz
• Merrill Markoe
• H. L. Mencken
• Bill Nye Edgar Allen Poe
• Mae West
• Edith Wharton Herman Wouk
• and many others
- GenresHumor
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First published December 1, 1999
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