Dorothy Parker
Dorothy Parker was the sharpest wit of the Algonquin Round Table, whose short stories combine comic surfaces with devastating emotional undertows. Her compressed, ironic fiction about modern women remains bracingly contemporary.
Works
- Enough RopePoetry collection featuring wit, irony, and dark humor about love
- Laments for the LivingCollection of short stories portraying people in decline and loss
- After Such PleasuresCollection of humorous and satirical short stories about modern life
- Here LiesPoetry collection featuring witty epitaphs and light verse
- Not So Deep as a WellComprehensive poetry collection spanning Parker's career and wit