Pure Drivel - Softcover

Martin, Steve

Softcover

ISBN 10: 078688505X ISBN 13: 9780786885053

Publisher: Hyperion, 1999

Synopsis

Steve Martin's talent has always defied definition: a seasoned actor, a razor-sharp screenwriter, an acclaimed playwright, and, of course, the ingenious comedian who turned King Tut into a national craze. In this widely praised collection of humourous riffs, Martin shows he is also a master of the written word. From a wildly imaginative meditation on who Lolita would be at age fifty to a send-up of the warning labels on medicine bottles, these pieces, many of which first appeared in The New Yorker, hilariously and intelligently skewer the topic at hand. Pure Drivel will have readers crying with laughter--and marveling that in addition to all of his many talents, Steve Martin is also a superb writer.

About this title

Review:

"Like the fuzzy little puff of marabou on the instep of a coquette's satin bedroom slipper . . . Martin's book of diminutive, often hilarious essays [is] . . . effortless and silly even as it's subtly erudite."--Salon

"Martin is a gorgeous writer capable of being at once melancholy and tart, achingly innocent and astonishingly ironic. He is a master at revealing the surreal poetry in pure drivel."--Elle

From the Author:

I have re-read my book and think I am psychotic
Hi Readers,

First, I'm happy to be here on Amazon.com, or any dot com come to think of it. Sometimes, when I'm walking around town, I realize I'm not on a dot com, but rather on a dot street. This makes me very unhappy.

However, now that I'm on a dot com, I want to express my hopes that you enjoy my book, which is a collection of comic essays, some of which have appeared in the New Yorker, and the New York times (I was published in the York Times, and when the New one came along, I was very excited). The book has also received many glowing reviews, despite the lousy one a customer has written. This is because that particular reader, I have discovered, read the book upside down. This was a mistake on the reader's part. Anyway, I hope you enjoy the book.

Regards,

Steve Martin

About this edition

• Publisher: Hyperion
• Publication date: 1999
• ISBN 10: 078688505X
• ISBN 13: 9780786885053
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 128