The 50 Funniest American Writers by Andy Borowitz

The 50 Funniest American Writers by Andy Borowitz

The creator of The New Yorker's long running satirical column The Borowitz Report, and one of the funniest people in America (CBS Sunday Morning) gives you The 50 Funniest American Writers*

Library of America's collection of hilarious stories, essays, and articles is an exclusive Who's Who of the very best American comic writing. Classic pieces of American humor appear here, such as The Ransom of Red Chief by O. Henry and a selection from Anita Loos' Gentlemen Prefer Blondes.

Contemporary writing is well represented, with entries from comedic geniuses like David Sedaris, Larry Willmore, Roy Blount Jr., Sloane Crosby, Bernie Mac, Wanda Sykes, and George Saunders plus laugh-out-loud lesser-known pieces from The New Yorker, Esquire, The Atlantic, National Lampoon, and The Onion.

*according to Andy Borowitz

Full List of Contributors

Mark Twain
George Ade
O. Henry
Sinclair Lewis
Anita Loos
Ring Lardner
H. L. Mencken
James Thurber
Dorothy Parker
S. J. Perelman
Langston Hughes
Frank Sullivan
E. B. White
Peter De Vries
Terry Southern
Lenny Bruce
Tom Wolfe
Jean Shepherd
Hunter S. Thompson
Douglas Kenney
Henry Beard
Bruce Jay Friedman
Philip Roth
Nora Ephron
Michael O'Donoghue
George W. S. Trow
Fran Lebowitz
Charles Portis
Donald Barthelme
Veronica Geng
John Hughes
Mark O'Donnell
Garrison Keillor
Bruce McCall
Molly Ivins
Calvin Trillin
Dave Barry
The Onion writers
Susan Orlean
Roy Blount Jr
George Carlin
Ian Frazier
David Rakoff
Bernie Mac
David Sedaris
Wanda Sykes
Jack Handey
David Owen
George Saunders
Jenny Allen
Sloane Crosley
Larry Wilmore

Andy Borowitz is a comedian and writer whose work has appeared in The New Yorker and on his satirical website, BorowitzReport.com, which has millions of followers worldwide. He is the first-ever winner of the National Press Club's comedy prize and a two-time finalist for the Thurber Award for American Humor. He is the author of six books. He's been dubbed America's satire king (The Daily Beast) and a Swiftian satirist (The Wall Street Journal). Mark Twain, George Ade, and O. Henry contributed to this work. Henry Sinclair Lewis, Anita Loos, Ring Lardner, Henry Sinclair Lewis, Henry Sinclair Lewis, Henry Sinclair Lewis, Henry Sinclair Lewis, Henry Sinclair Lewis, Henry Sinclair

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ISBN 13	9781598531077
ISBN 10	1598531077
Title	The 50 Funniest American Writers
Author	Andy Borowitz
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Binding Type	Hardback
Publisher	The Library of America
Year published	2011-10-13
Number of pages	504
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