The portable Dorothy Parker
/ with an introduction by Marion Meade.
- 2nd rev. ed.
- New York : Penguin Books , 2006.
- xxviii, 626 p. ; 22 cm.
- Penguin classics deluxe edition .
Originally published: 1944. With new introd.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [xxvii]-xxviii) and index.
The great Parker gets the red-carpet treatment as her "Portable" is bumped up to a "Deluxe Edition" (go, Dottie!). The text includes her short fiction, poems, book, and theater reviews, letters, and more. A wonderful extra is the quickie biography in simple drawings adorning the front and rear inside cover flaps. Though probably better known today for her one-liners, Parker should be taken seriously as one of the great writers, female or otherwise. This beautifully executed edition does her justice.