James Thurber was een meester in humor en een observator van de menselijke natuur, wiens werken vaak putten uit zijn eigen levenservaringen en de dunne lijn tussen realiteit en fantasie verkenden. Zijn schrijven, gekenmerkt door scherpe humor en subtiele ironie, verdiepte zich in de dagelijkse worstelingen en triomfen van gewone mensen. Met een unieke stijl die de absurditeiten van het leven met diep begrip vastlegde, liet Thurber een onuitwisbare indruk achter in de Amerikaanse literatuur. Zijn vermogen om alledaagse momenten te transformeren in onvergetelijke literaire stukken maakt hem vandaag de dag een geliefde auteur.
Recognized for its cultural significance, this work contributes to the foundational knowledge of civilization. It has been chosen by scholars for its importance in understanding historical and societal contexts.
The memoir offers an insightful glimpse into the life of James Thurber during his tenure at The New Yorker, highlighting his experiences with the magazine's influential founder, Harold Ross. Through a blend of humor and reflection, Thurber shares memorable anecdotes and the unique atmosphere of the publication, capturing the essence of a transformative period in American literary history. The narrative showcases both the challenges and triumphs of working in a creative environment, offering readers a personal connection to the magazine's legacy.
Published to coincide with the 125th anniversary of James Thurber’s birth, this treasury combines, for the first time, Fables for Our Time and Further Fables for Our Time with Thurber’s unpublished preface and ten previously uncollected or unpublished stories. James Thurber has been called “one of the world’s greatest humorists” by Alistair Cooke (Atlantic), “one of our great American institutions” (Stanley Walker), “a magnificent satirist” (Boston Transcript)—and few works reveal Thurber’s genius as powerfully as his fables. Perennially entertaining and astutely satirical, Thurber pinpricks the idiosyncrasies of life with verbal frivolity, hilarious insights, political shrewdness, and, of course, quirky, quotable morals. Now, readers can savor 85 fables by the twentieth century’s preeminent humorist collected for the first time in a single anthology: Fables for Our Time, Further Fables for Our Time, Thurber’s unpublished preface, and ten previously uncollected fables—illustrated by ten contemporary artists including Seymour Chwast, Mark Ulriksen, Laurie Rosenwald, and R. O. Blechman—Collected Fables is a must-have for readers of all ages.
Recognized for its cultural significance, this work contributes to the foundational knowledge of civilization. It has been selected by scholars for its importance, highlighting its value in understanding historical and societal contexts.
A evil sea captain banishes the letter O from the island Ooroo
In a cold, gloomy castle where all the clocks have stopped, a wicked Duke amuses himself by finding new and fiendish ways of rejecting the suitors for his niece, the good and beautiful Princess Saralinda
Thurber's rapier wit meets its match in Yoon's intelligent, powerful imagery in this classic tale about the absurdity of omnipotence.
How can anyone describe this book? It isn't a parable, a fairy story, or a poem, but rather a mixture of all three. It is beautiful and it is comic. It is philosophical and it is cheery. What we suppose we are trying fumblingly to say is, in a word, that it is Thurber. There are only a few reasons why everybody has always wanted to read this kind of story: if you have always wanted to love a Princess; if you always wanted to be a Prince; if you always wanted the wicked Duke to be punished; or if you always wanted to live happily ever after. Too little of this kind of thing is going on in the world today. But all of it is going on valorously in The 13 Clocks .
Die Anmerkung beschreibt James Thurber, einen humorvollen Schriftsteller des 20. Jahrhunderts, der trotz anfänglicher Schwierigkeiten zum berühmtesten Humoristen Amerikas wurde. Seine im New Yorker veröffentlichten Geschichten und Skizzen lösten den Thurberismus aus und sind bis heute zeitlos und wirkungsvoll. Die Auswahl von Hans Magnus Enzensberger belegt dies.
James Thurber, der in den 1920ern als Reporter für die 'New York Evening Post' arbeitete und auch regelmäßig für die berühmte Zeitschrift 'The New Yorker' schrieb, zeichnet sich in seinem Werk vor allem durch die Kombination gegensätzlicher Elemente aus: Eine möglicherweise tragische Situation erhält durch triviale Vertracktheiten eine Wendung ins Komische, eine an sich nebensächliche Kleinigkeit wird zum Ausgangspunkt bedeutender Entwicklungen. The Human Being and the Dinosaur - The Remarkable Case of Mr Bruhl - The Trial of the Old Watchdog - The Lover and His Lass - The Private Life of Mr Bidwell - The Rabbits Who Caused All the Trouble - The Tiger Who Would Be King - The Admiral on the Wheel - The Little Girl and the Wolf - The Peacelike Mongoose - The Wolf Who Went Places - The Macbeth Murder Mystery - The Last Clock. Texte in der Originalsprache, mit Übersetzungen schwieriger Wörter am Fuß jeder Seite, Nachwort und Literaturhinweisen.
