{"product_id":"the-thurber-carnival-by-james-thurber","title":"The Thurber Carnival by James Thurber","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"An authentic American genius. . . . Mr. Thurber belongs in the great lines of American humorists that includes Mark Twain and Ring Lardner.\" --Philadelphia Inquirer\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJames Thurber's unique ability to convey the vagaries of life in a funny, witty, and often satirical way earned him accolades as one of the finest humorists of the twentieth century. A bestseller upon its initial publication in 1945,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Thurber Carnival\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003ecaptures the depth of his talent and the breadth of his wit. The stories compiled here, almost all of which first appeared in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003eare from his uproarious and candid collection\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMy World and Welcome to It\u003c\/em\u003e--including the American classic \"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty\"--as well as from\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Owl in the Attic\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Seal in the Bathroom\u003c\/em\u003e,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eMen, Women and Dogs\u003c\/em\u003e. Thurber's take on life, society, and human nature is timeless and will continue to delight readers even as they recognize a bit of themselves in his brilliant sketches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eJames Thurber\u003c\/strong\u003e was born in Columbus, Ohio, in 1894. Famous for his humorous writings and illustrations, he was a staff member of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e for more than thirty years. He died in 1961.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHarper Perennial\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePub Date:\u003cspan\u003e November 19, 2013\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1.08\" H x 8.08\" L x 5.32\" W\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e448 pages\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePaperback\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Collins","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44951832166586,"sku":"9780060932879","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0444\/2213\/5968\/files\/ThurberCarnival.jpg?v=1751046132","url":"https:\/\/naturenurture.shop\/products\/the-thurber-carnival-by-james-thurber","provider":"nature+nurture","version":"1.0","type":"link"}