"The Secret Life of Walter Mitty and Other Pieces

Description

Contains essays, poetry and cartoons gathered from the author's collections.

Author description

The American cartoonist and author James Thurber (1894-1961) is considered one of America's greatest 20th-century humorists. Born in Columbus, Ohio, Thurber worked for the United States Department of State and then worked in France for the French edition of the 'Chicago Tribune'. He moved to New York City in 1926 and worked as a reporter for the Evening Post. In 1927 Thurber became staff writer and managing editor of 'The New Yorker'.

Stock Information

General Fields

• ISBN : 9780141182919
• Publisher : Penguin Books Ltd
• Imprint : Penguin Classics
• Publication date : May 2000
• Dimensions : 198mm X 130mm X 26mm
• Produced in : United Kingdom
• Product Type : books

Special Fields

• BIC subject : Collections & anthologies of various literary forms; Modern fiction
• Pages : 416
• Dewey classification : 813.52
• Edition : New edition
• Bind : Paperback
• Author : James Thurber