The Big Curmudgeon
2500 Outrageously Irreverent Quotations and Interviews with World-class Grumps and Cantankerous Commentators
Published on 30. May 2007
Book
Paperback/Softback
660 pages
978-1-57912-697-1 (ISBN)
Description
Curmudgeon: definition 1. A crusty, ill-tempered churlish old man. 2. (modern) Anyone who hates hypocrisy and pretense and has the temerity to say so; anyone who points out unpleasant facts in an engaging and humorous manner. This anthology contains 2,500 outrageously irreverent quotations and interviews with world-class grumpy old men and women, including Dorothy Parker, Truman Capote, John Cleese, Hunter S. Thompson, Kingsley Amis, Martin Amis, Quentin Crisp, Clive James, Jessica Mitford, Nancy Mitford, Malcolm Muggeridge, Prince Phillip, and Evelyn Waugh.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Product notice
Paperback (UK-trade)
Illustrations
original b&w illustrations
Dimensions
Height: 158 mm
Width: 140 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-57912-697-1 (9781579126971)
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Person
Jon Winkour was the originator of the original Curmudgeon franchise, which included The Portable Curmudgeon and A Curmudgeon's Guide to Love.