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Calvin Trillin

Calvin Trillin

Americanb. December 5, 1935Humor

Calvin Trillin is an American journalist and humorist whose comic essays about food, family, and American life have made him one of the most consistently funny American writers. His deadpan voice and gentle self-deprecation have graced the pages of The New Yorker for decades.

Works

  • American FriedTrillin's hilarious essays celebrating American regional cuisine and his lifelong quest for great food→
  • Alice Let's EatHumorous food memoir following Trillin and wife Alice's gastronomic adventures across the United States→
  • Third HelpingsEssays on food, travel, and culture where Trillin chronicles his perpetual enthusiasm for eating across America→
  • Travels with AliceTrillin's witty accounts of food-seeking travels with his wife across America discovering regional delicacies→
  • Feeding a YenTrillin's quest pursuing his obsession with authentic Asian cuisine and documenting culinary discoveries→

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Garrison Keillor·David Sedaris·Bill Bryson
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