Thurber: A Biography (1975)

by Burton Bernstein

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In life, James Thurber called himself a wide-eyed son of a bitch with a glass in his hand. Here, in Burton Bernstein's indispensable biography, readers learn how the famed New Yorker humorist and columnist changed from a shy, handicapped Ohioan to the tormented man be became. The author will be featured on a PBS documentary on Thurber this spring. 27 line illustations.… (more)

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1975

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James Thurber

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Never get into biography, it throws too harsh a light on the prevalence of lunacy. --James Thurber, in a letter to Roger Angell, July 2, 1959

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For Karen and Michael

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Introduction: Thurber's warning came too late.

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Blurbers

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A Thurber Carnival

List of Phi Kappa Psi brothers

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In life, James Thurber called himself a wide-eyed son of a bitch with a glass in his hand. Here, in Burton Bernstein's indispensable biography, readers learn how the famed New Yorker humorist and columnist changed from a shy, handicapped Ohioan to the tormented man be became. The author will be featured on a PBS documentary on Thurber this spring. 27 line illustations.

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