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Pure Drivel

bySteve Martin

Genres: Humor Comedic Memoirs

Who is this book for? Readers who enjoy witty humor and essays with a surreal twist.

Topics HumorIdentitySocial Class

MoodLight-hearted

HumorFull Comedy

'A mix of urbane wit and surreal extrapolations - Douglas Adams meets Flann O'Brien' Independent Who else but Steve Martin could combine irrefutable evidence that Mars is populated by kittens with a treatise on sledgehammers? In this brilliantly witty collection of pieces Steve Martin takes a subversive glimpse at the world and a sideways swipe at the conventional. From memory tips for the over-fifties to his insightful exposition of 'Wittgenstein's Banana', never has 'pure drivel' been so entertaining.

Language

Published on

04/09/2003

Pages

144

Format

Paperback

ISBN

9780753813959

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