The Dorothy Parker Audio Collection, Dorothy Parker
The Dorothy Parker Audio Collection, Dorothy Parker
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The Dorothy Parker Audio Collection

Author: Dorothy Parker

Narrator: Christine Baranski, Cynthia Nixon, Alfre Woodard, Shirley Booth

Abridged: 5 hr 30 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: HarperAudio

Published: 03/15/2005

Synopsis

A variety of work from one of the most quotable of all twentieth-century authors—the inimitable Dorothy ParkerAuthor, poet, screenwriter and outstanding member of the legendary Algonquin Round Table, Dorothy Parker was known for her quick wit, keen observations, and remarkable insight into the human condition. Regarded as brilliant, but known to be an alcoholic and often depressed, Parker’s work pushes all buttons at once: humor, anger, love, pity and everything in bewteen…she pulled no punches, writing with pure, unadulterated passion; her work is timeless and as pertinent to today’s society as it was to that of the time she wrote.Among the gems included in this collection are her first published short story, Such a Pretty Little Picture and her O. Henry Award winner Big Blonde, several other short stories, and, unlike other audio collections, some of her work, including her 1918 New Yorker piece on Tolstoy’s play Redemption and a 1927 Vanity Fair review of Emily Post’s Ettiquette.

About Dorothy Parker

Dorothy Parker (1893-1967) wrote short stories for The New Yorker for 30 years. She was married to Edwin Pond Parker II, once, and to Alan Campbell, twice. Upon her death she left her estate to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. She also provided that in the event of his death, her estate would pass on to the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

About Christine Baranski

Christine Baranski, a two-time Tony®, Emmy®, and Screen Actors Guild award winner, has starred in such films as The Birdcage, Bowfinger, and Reversal of Fortune; her role in Cybill won an additional three Emmy® and three Golden Globe nominations; her fifth Emmy® nomination came for her guest role on Frasier.

About Cynthia Nixon

Cynthia Nixon has been working professionally in film, television, and onstage since the age of twelve. Her best known role is Miranda on Sex and the City for which she received an Emmy® nomination and three consecutive Golden Globe nominations. She lives in New York with her two children: Samantha and Charlie.

About Shirley Booth

Shirley Booth won an Academy Award for her performance in Come Back Little Sheba and was also noted for her stage performances in The Philadelphia Story and A Tree Grows In Brooklyn.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Suz on March 23, 2023

4+ I don't understand how I made it to 60 without knowing who Dorothy Parker is. This woman is my spirit animal. This collection of short stories/novellas fairly well wreaks of the issues of the time that have become timeless issues, told in a wickedly ascerbic wit and with a forthrightness that leav......more

Goodreads review by George P. on April 03, 2021

Quality of the stories ranges from three to five stars. Her stories were mostly about people with flawed characters. Nearly everyone has flaws so we should be glad Dorothy Parker didn't write a story about us. My favorite was Cynthia Nixon performing "Just a Little One". Alfre Woodward's stories we......more

Goodreads review by Pearl on April 27, 2022

Five stars for Dorothy Parker, three stars for this collection. The reason this took me literally a year to finish, is that one of the stories depressed me so much that I actually couldn’t continue listening to it. The narrators in this are fine, some are even great, but there’s one who consistently......more

Goodreads review by Michelle on April 07, 2023

This was a great, insightful collection; very much a look at attitudes, choices, structures, of/for women at that time. My only complaint was that what appeared engaging and insightful for the first few pieces, felt less so after so many stories around similar subjects.......more

Goodreads review by Sarah on April 22, 2019

Truly interesting short stories and reviews - I’m interesting in reading more written by Dorothy Parker. I found her commentary both witty and amusing. This was a pretty good introduction to her work.......more

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