Spoiled Brats (Including the Story That Inspired the Major Motion Picture an American Pickle Starring Seth Rogen): Stories (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780316368650)

The "hilarious" (New York Times Book Review) collection of short stories from the award-winning humorist Simon Rich includes the story that inspired the Seth Rogen comedy An American Pickle.

Twenty years ago, Barney the Dinosaur told the nation's children they were special. We're still paying the price.

From "one of the funniest writers in America" comes a collection of stories culled from the front lines of the millennial culture wars (Jimmy So, Daily Beast). Rife with failing rock bands, student loans, and participation trophies, Spoiled Brats is about a generation of narcissists -- and the well-meaning boomers who made them that way.

A hardworking immigrant is preserved for a century in pickle brine. A helicopter mom strives to educate her demon son. And a family of hamsters struggles to survive in a private-school homeroom. Surreal, shrewd, and surprisingly warm, these stories are as resonant as they are hilarious.

Author: Simon Rich
ISBN-10: 0316368652
ISBN-13: 9780316368650
Publisher: Back Bay Books
Language: English
Published: 05/26/2015
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.40lbs
Size: 8.20h x 5.40w x 0.70d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/21/2015 pg. 24

About the Author
Simon Rich has written for Saturday Night Live, Pixar, and The Simpsons. He is the creator and showrunner of Man Seeking Woman (FXX) and Miracle Workers, (TBS), which he based on his books. His other collections include Hits and Misses, Spoiled Brats, and Ant Farm. He is a frequent contributor to The New Yorker.