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Informationen zum Autor Jonathan Yardley is the book critic of and a columnist for the Washington Post . His books include biographies of Ring Lardner and Frederick Exley. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Distinguished Criticism in 1981. Klappentext This collection brings together twenty-one of Lardner's best pieces, including the six Jack Keefe stories that comprise You Know Me, Al, as well as such familiar favorites as "Alibi Ike," "Some Like Them Cold," and "Guillible's Travels." For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. Zusammenfassung A selection of Ring Lardner's grotesque but searching tales of, among others, baseball players, pugilists, movie queens and song-writers. Inhaltsverzeichnis Edited with an Introduction by Jonathan Yardley Introduction by Jonathan Yardley Suggestions for Further Reading A Note on the Text You Know Me Al A Busher's Letters Home The Busher Comes Back The Busher's Honeymoon A New Busher Breaks In The Busher's Kid The Busher Beats It Hence CALL FOR MR. KEEFE! ALONG CAME RUTH ALIBI IKE GULLIBLE'S TRAVELS CHAMPION THE FACTS HARMONY MY ROOMY THE YOUNG IMMIGRUNTS The Big Town Quick Returns Ritchey Lady Perkins Only One Katie Wins a Home SOME LIKE THEM COLD
