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Complete Stories

by Dorothy Parker · 1924

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As this complete collection of her short stories demonstrates, Dorothy Parker's talents extended far beyond brash one-liners and clever rhymes. Her stories not only bring to life the urban milieu that was her bailiwick but lay bare the uncertainties and disappointments of ordinary people living ordinary lives.

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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisliterary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thissatiresatireMore like thisLess of thishistorical fictionhistorical fictionMore like thisLess of this
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womenwomenMore like thisLess of this
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20th century20th centuryMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
long · 480 pages
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