Best remembered as a member of the Algonquin Round Table, the fabled
Jazz Age literay coterie, Dorothy Parker built a reputations as one of
the era's most beloved poets. Parker's satirical wit and sharp-edged
humour earned her a reputation as the wittiest woman in America. This
Penguin Classics edition of her poetry - the companion to Parker's
Complete Stories and introduced by her noted biographer, Marion Meade -
is the only complete collection available, showcasing the dry quips and
piercingly introspective verse of a writer whose legend continues to
fascinate.
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up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.