James Thurber
James Thurber was one of America's most beloved humorists, whose comic essays and stories for The New Yorker captured the anxieties of middle-class American life with gentle absurdism. The Secret Life of Walter Mitty is among the most famous American short stories.
Works
- My Life and Hard TimesHumorous memoir of Thurber's childhood and family oddities in Ohio
- The Male AnimalFarce about academic life and freedom of speech on college campus
- The Thurber CarnivalCollection of Thurber's humorous essays, stories, and illustrations
- The Years with RossMemoir of Thurber's decades working with Harold Ross at magazine
- Fables for Our TimeCollection of witty fables with modern satirical commentary