Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin: Forty Years of Funny Stuff
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| Rating | : | 4.37 (872 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0812982215 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 368 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-05-05 |
| Language | : | English |
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He lives in Greenwich Village, which he describes as “a neighborhood where people from the suburbs come on weekends to test their car alarms.”From the Hardcover edition.. A longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, Calvin Trillin is also The Nation’s deadline p
Praise for Calvin Trillin “A classic American humorist.”—The New Republic “I spent my college years deep into the great humorists: Benchley, Perelman, Woody Allen. Calvin Trillin is up there with any of them.”—David Brooks, The Daily Beast “Trillin may be the funniest columnist in America—bemused, amused, wry and right on the mark.”—PeopleFrom the Hardcover edition.
Jean Brandt said Pure pleasure. On a whim I picked up Calvin Trillin's book. I needed something funny, something lightsomething to enjoy in a totally different way than I am accustomed to. Turned out to be a wonderful choice, a whim well worth it.Love this book. I enjoy Trillin's humor.Being an avid f. Funniest man alive Pearl Crescent I ordered Calvin Trillin's book because I saw him on "the Daily Show with Jon Stewart", and I am indebted to Jon for introducing me to someone I wish I had discovered long ago.I think he is the funniest man alive. I laughed so hard and sometimes for so long that I would. Quite a lot of Calvin Trillin Jon Hunt To say that Calvin Trillin is among America's best humorists of a generation is not a matter of debate, I would think. He's witty to a fault and the fault is not his. Low-key (to a fault) is his way and it's an endearing quality that has led to many a fine article of pr
Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin is the twenty-eighth book he’s published over not far short of a half-century, and their range of subjects is remarkable.”—Jonathan Yardley, TheWashington Post “Trillin made his reputation over four decades as the author of ‘U.S. He addresses the horrors of witnessing a voodoo economics ceremony and the mystery of how his mother managed for thirty years to feed her family nothing but leftovers (“We have a team of anthropologists in there now looking for the original meal”). Trillin made a parallel reputation as a writer of funny stuff.”—The Economist “Wry, whip-smart, understated, and entertaining.”—The Miami Herald. “Brilliant The dean of American comic writers showcases his varied talents mocking the public and private lives of politicians, average citizens and himself.”—The Star-Ledger C