{"product_id":"sunset-gun-dorothy-parker-9780593685402","title":"Sunset Gun: Light Verse","description":"\u003cb\u003eNow available as a stand-alone edition, the famous humorist's second collection of poetry ranges from lighthearted self-deprecation to gleefully acid-tongued satire and dark comedy.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the Jazz Age's most beloved poets, Dorothy Parker earned her reputation as the wittiest woman in America with her popular light verse, which was regularly published in \u003ci\u003eVanity Fair, Life, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e. Her debut poetry collection, \u003ci\u003eEnough Rope\u003c\/i\u003e, was a runaway bestseller, and she followed it up in 1928 with the equally delightful collection \u003ci\u003eSunset Gun. \u003c\/i\u003eThe poems gathered here range from barbed satires to light-hearted laments, all laced with Parker's unmistakable sense of humor, one that manages to be both cynical and sparkling. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThought for a Sunshiny Morning\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt costs me never a stab nor squirm\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo tread by chance upon a worm.\u003cbr\u003e\"Aha, my little dear,\" I say, \u003cbr\u003e\"Your clan will pay me back some day.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Dorothy Parker\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0593685407\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780593685402\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vintage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/02\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.10w x 0.40d","brand":"Dorothy Parker","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44245179728127,"sku":"9780593685402","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_ec07be58-fac7-40a5-af11-063158f5af10.jpg?v=1693926587","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/sunset-gun-dorothy-parker-9780593685402","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}