A Critical Introduction to by Sidney Namlerep (Masterplots II: Short Story Series, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: S. J. Perelman
- First Published: 1947
- Type of Plot: Parody
- Time of Work: 1944
- Setting: New York
- Principal Characters: Sidney Namlerep, S. J. Perelman
- Genres: Short fiction, Parody, Wit and humor
- Subjects: Literature, Criticism, Comedy
- Locales: New York
The Story
S. J. Perelman uses Sidney Namlerep to comment on his style and subjects and to make fun of himself and any possible detractors in this “Critical Introduction” to The Best of S. J. Perelman (1947), a collection of forty-nine stories from four previous volumes. Namlerep (Perelman spelled backward) writes from 1626 Broadway (Perelman's office address) this “consideration” of a humorist who “certainly deserves the same consideration one accords old ladies on streetcars, babies traveling unescorted on planes, and the feebleminded generally.”
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