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Parody is the Sincerest Form of FlatteryBridge Literature was first published by Cadogan Books in 1993 and has since been acclaimed as one of the quirky classics of the game. Most of the stories in Bridge Literature originally appeared in
English Bridge,
International Popular Bridge Monthly and other periodicals.
Readers may be inspired to turn to the original works upon which these stories are based. Most of the original stories are well-known, at least as far as the plot and major characters are concerned, but more pleasure may be derived from the stories if read in conjunction with the original.
This new edition has been updated and extended to precede the publication of
More Bridge Literature.
About the author
NICK SMITH is a Grand Master from Oxford, England. He is the author of Bridge and the Romantics (Master Point Press, 2018) and Bridge Behind Bars, with Julian Pottage (Master Point Press, 2009). He is also the author of numerous novels and plays.
