Benchley Roundup: A Selection By Nathaniel Benchley Of His Favorites; Author: Benchley, Robert; Author: Photographer Benchley, Nathaniel; Paperback

Author: Benchley, Robert; Author: Photographer Benchley, Nathaniel
Paperback; 48 Line Drawings
346 pages
Published: December 1983
The University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226042189
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Robert C. Benchley's sketches and articles, published in periodicals like Life, Vanity Fair, and The New Yorker, earned him a reputation as one of the sharpest humorists of his time; his influence -- on contemporaries such as E. B. White, James Thurber, and S. J. Perelman, or followers like Woody Allen, Steve Martin, and Richard Pryor -- has left an indelible mark on the American comic tradition. The Benchley Roundup collects those pieces, selected by Benchley's son Nathaniel, which seem to stand up best over the years -- a compendium of the most endearing and enduring work from one of America's funniest and most penetrating wits.Robert C. Benchley's sketches and articles, published in periodicals like Life, Vanity Fair and The New Yorker, earned him a reputation as one of the sharpest humourists of his time. This is a collection of pieces, selected by his son Nathaniel.