Fran Lebowitz

Metropolitan life — Social studies.

Facétieuse, acerbe et hilarante, Pensez avant de parler. Lisez avant de penser est l’anthologie ultime des textes de Fran Lebowitz, la légendairesatiriste new-yorkaise révélée par la série documentai

In the vein of Lebowitzs acclaimed Netflix limited series, Pretend Its a CityThe Fran Lebowitz Reader brings together two of the famed authors bestsellers, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies.In "elegant, finely honed prose" (The Washington Post Book World), Lebowitz limns the vicissitudes of contemporary urban lifeits fads, trends, crazes, morals, and fashions. By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan, sarcastic, wry, wisecracking, and waggish, Fran Lebowitz is always wickedly entertaining.

When a frazzled New Yorker who is mad, bad and dangerous to know lands in Asia, life is never quite the same again - for anyone Fran Lebowitz cheerfully admits that she is intergalactically self-absorbed, a little crazy and really, really hard to please - just ask her eternally patient and bemused husband, Frank. But when her life in the fast land falls apart - again - its time for a miracle. Reeling from the worst week of her life, topped off by her most important client stabbing her in the back, Fran realises that shes almost forgotten what her family looks like. She wants out of the rat race and her hectic life as a literary agent - and time to be herself, a real wife and mother to her two small children. Good old Frank delivers what seems the answer to her prayers - to escape for three months to Singapore while he does some business. But what starts out as a little break and a very big culture shock for all concerned marks the hilarious beginning of the end of the old Fran - and a whole new life.

Quando a Netflix exibiu a série Faz de conta que NY é uma cidade, de Martin Scorsese, muita gente no Brasil foi apresentada pela primeira vez a Fran Lebowitz. Artista brilhante com humor ácido, publicou pouquissimo, apenas tres livros, e nenhum no Brasil. A obra reune textos de dois desses livros: Metropolitan Life e Social Studies, originalmente publicados em 1978 e 1981 a partir da coluna que ela assinava na Interview, revista fundada por Andy Warhol.

Contrary to what many of you might imagine, a career in letters is not without its drawbacks - chief among them the unpleasant fact that one is frequently called upon to actually sit down and write.Acerbic, wisecracking and hilarious, this is the definitive essay collection from the New York legend and satirist. Lebowitz turns her trademark caustic wit to the vicissitudes of life - from children (rarely in the position to lend one a truly interesting sum of money) to landlords (it is the solemn duty of every landlord to maintain an adequate supply of roaches). Her advice for would-be Absolute Political Dictators is invaluable (Not recommended for the shy type), and her attitude to work is the perfect antidote to our exhausting culture of self-betterment (3.40pm. I consider getting out of bed. I reject the notion as being unduly vigorous. I read and smoke a bit more).The gold standard for intelligence, efficiency and humour. Now and forever DAVID SEDARISShes inexhaustible - her personality, her knowledge, her brilliance, most of all her humour MARTIN SCORSESEThe rare example of a legend living up to her own mythology. She really is THAT funny HADLEY FREEMANA marvellous raconteur, full of wit, wisdom and rebellion. Genuinely one of the funniest people in the world IRENOSEN OKOJIEIn a world of humming, hawing, couching and obfuscating, theres nothing more refreshing than a dose of Fran Lebowitz CAROLINE ODONOGHUEAs witty, original, and impeccably discerning as the woman herself, TheFran Lebowitz Reader is a modern classic set to be read for generations to comeOTEGHA UWAGBAThe Fran Lebowitz Reader was a Sunday Times bestseller w/c 11-06-22

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Los libros míticos de Fran Lebowitz, la prosista más divertida y cáustica de las últimas décadas.«Hilarante ... A una dosis de Huck Finn agréguesele un poco de Lenny Bruce, Oscar Wilde y Alexis de To

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