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Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx
(Applause Books). Groucho Marx was a comic genius who starred on stage and in film, radio, and television. But he was also a gifted writer the author of a play, two screenplays, seven books, and over 100 articles and essays. This newly expanded collection presents the best of Groucho's short comic pieces, written over a period of more than fifty years between 1919 and 1973...more
Paperback, 251 pages
Published
October 1st 2011
by Applause Theatre & Cinema Book Publishers
(first published 1993)
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O infeliz título em português ("Histórias curtas e grossas") engana o leitor de duas maneiras: promete um tipo de humor que o leitor não encontrará (quem se terá lembrado de "Curtas e grossas", pelo amor de deus?) e, pior ainda, promete qualquer tipo de humor. Não se trata de um livro humorístico: a esmagadora maioria das crónicas e ensaios coleccionados são na verdade pedaços de memórias e experiências pessoais do autor, que a julgar pela fama que tem no cinema e na rádio é muito melhor humoris...more
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Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx is a book that is best enjoyed by reading an essay or two at at time, rather than trying to read it all at once, from cover to cover. Groucho was a funny man, and his self-deprecating humor was always observant. Readers may want to savor some of it before going along to his next joke, like this excerpt from "Bad Days Are Good Memories," a piece Groucho wrote for the Satu...more
Groucho Marx and Other Short Stories and Tall Tales: Selected Writings of Groucho Marx is a book that is best enjoyed by reading an essay or two at at time, rather than trying to read it all at once, from cover to cover. Groucho was a funny man, and his self-deprecating humor was always observant. Readers may want to savor some of it before going along to his next joke, like this excerpt from "Bad Days Are Good Memories," a piece Groucho wrote for the Satu...more
Dec 28, 2012
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I am a mondo, geeked-out fan of the Marx Brothers who grew up watching their movies at the MGM Grand Theater in Las Vegas. The silliness of the movie plots appealed, as well as the nonsense these adults were spouting--and singing. This book represents a slice of that trailblazing comedic gold that never fails to put me in all's-well territory. From book: Groucho Marx was a comic genius who starred on stage and in film, radio, and television. But he was also a gifted writer the author of a play,...more
Groucho Marx had a way with words. To me, his famous puns and one-liners are what made him so funny, more so than his funny walk and his black grease mustache and eyebrows. Most of you may not be familiar with Groucho's writings and this collection of short pieces serves as a great introduction.
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Read my full review here: http://outofthepastcfb.blogspot.com/2...
A must read for the Groucho Marx fan.
Groucho on paper is as funny as Groucho on film. Oh, that such men still roamed the earth.
A wonderful collection of letters, newspaper columns and speeches by the one, the only, Groucho.
I think he was funnier to listent to than to read
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