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')...

In the vein of Lebowitz's acclaimed Netflix limited series, Pretend It's a City—The Fran Lebowitz Reader brings together two of the famed author's bestsellers, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies.In "elegant, finely honed prose" (The Washington Post Book World), Lebowitz limns the vicissitudes of contemporary urban life—its fads, trends, crazes, morals, and fashions. By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan,...

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 documentaire de Martin Scorsese, Pretend It’s a City.Fran Lebowitz s’attaque aux vicissitudes de la vie quotidienne – des enfants (« rarement en position de vous prêter une somme d’argent intéressante »)aux gérants d’immeubles (« tout propriétaire digne de ce nom a le solennel devoir...

Acerbic, wisecracking and hilarious, this is the definitive essay collection from New York legend and satirist, Fran Lebowitz, star of Martin Scorsese's hit Netflix series, Pretend It's a City.'The gold standard for intelligence, efficiency and humour. Now and forever' DAVID SEDARIS'She's inexhaustible - her personality, her knowledge, her brilliance, most of all her humour' MARTIN SCORSESE'The rare e...

In the vein of Lebowitz's acclaimed Netflix limited series, Pretend It's a City—The Fran Lebowitz Reader brings together two of the famed author's bestsellers, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies.In "elegant, finely honed prose" (The Washington Post Book World), Lebowitz limns the vicissitudes of contemporary urban life—its fads, trends, crazes, morals, and fashions. By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan,...

"Von Andy Warhol entdeckt, als Stilikone und Talkgast verehrt, ist Fran Lebowitz in den USA eine Kultfigur. Mit der Netflix-Serie "Pretend It's a City" ihres Freundes Martin Scorsese wird sie weltweit gefeiert. Lebowitz' Ruhm begründet aber hat ihr Schreiben, das sie als ebenso aufmerksame wie weise Beobachterin der Menschen und ihres Alltags zeigt. Unglaublich komisch, immer überraschend, mit zeitloser Eleganz, aphoristischem Sprachwitz und laserscharfer Satire schreibt sie über Allgem...

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 pouquíssimo, apenas três livros, e nenhum no Brasil. A obra reúne 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 ...