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Robert C. Benchley's sketches and articles, published in periodicals like "Life," "Vanity Fair," and "The New Yorker," earned him a reputation as one of the sharpest humorists of his time; his influence--on contemporaries such as E. B. White, James Thurber, and S. J. Perelman, or followers like Woody Allen, Steve Martin, and Richard Pryor--has left an indelible mark on the American comic tradition. "The Benchley Roundup "collects those pieces, selected by Benchley's son Nathaniel, "which seem to stand up best over the years"-a compendium of the most endearing and enduring work from one of America's funniest and most penetrating wits. "It took me fifteen years to discover that I had no talent for writing, but I couldn't give it up because by then I was too famous."--Robert Benchley

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Book category Books in English Literature & literary studies Literature: history & criticism Literary theory

• Full title: Benchley Roundup
• Subtitle: A Selection by Nathaniel Benchley of his Favorites
• Author: Robert Benchley
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 359
• EAN: 9780226042183
• ISBN: 0226042189
• ID: 04542472
• Publisher: The University of Chicago Press
• Weight: 368 g
• Dimensions: 202 × 134 × 18 mm
• Date of publishing: 01. October 2001

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