Imatge de l'autor

Calvin Trillin

Autor/a de About Alice

39+ obres 6,181 Membres 168 Ressenyes 38 preferits

Sobre l'autor

Calvin Trillin attended public schools in Kansas City and went on to Yale University and graduated in 1957; he later served as a Fellow of the University. He was born on December 5, 1935. He worked as a reporter for Time magazine before joining the staff of The New Yorker in 1963. His reporting for mostra'n més The New Yorker on the racial integration of the University of Georgia was published in his first book, An Education in Georgia. Family, travel and food are also themes in Trillin's work. Three of his books American Fried; Alice, Let's Eat; and Third Helpings; were individually published and are also collected in the 1994 compendium The Tummy Trilogy. He has also written a collection of short stories Barnett Frummer Is An Unbloomed Flower (1969) and three comic novels, Runestruck (1977), Floater (1980), and Tepper Isn't Going Out (2001). Among his recent work, is Dogfight: The 2012 Presidential Campaign in Verse. He was awarded the Thurber Prize for American Humor for Quite Enough of Calvin Trillin: Forty Years of Funny Stuff, in 2012. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra'n menys
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Obres de Calvin Trillin

About Alice (2006) 887 exemplars
Tepper Isn't Going Out: A Novel (2001) 500 exemplars
The Tummy Trilogy (1994) 418 exemplars
Travels with Alice (1989) 390 exemplars
Remembering Denny (1993) 279 exemplars
Messages From My Father: A Memoir (1996) 268 exemplars
Family Man (1998) 249 exemplars
Killings (1984) 206 exemplars
Too Soon to Tell (1995) 156 exemplars
American Stories (1991) 152 exemplars

Obres associades

The Complete Cartoons of the New Yorker (2004) — Col·laborador — 1,321 exemplars
Fierce Pajamas: An Anthology of Humor Writing from The New Yorker (2001) — Col·laborador — 706 exemplars
Secret Ingredients: The New Yorker Book of Food and Drink (2007) — Col·laborador — 535 exemplars
The Portable Sixties Reader (2002) — Col·laborador — 324 exemplars
Life Stories: Profiles from the New Yorker (2000) — Col·laborador — 298 exemplars
The Best of Modern Humor (1983) — Col·laborador — 291 exemplars
Reporting Civil Rights, Part 2: American Journalism 1963-1973 (2003) — Col·laborador — 217 exemplars
The Best American Travel Writing 2008 (2008) — Col·laborador — 211 exemplars
Russell Baker's Book of American Humor (1993) — Col·laborador — 207 exemplars
The Best American Travel Writing 2006 (2006) — Col·laborador — 205 exemplars
McSorley's Wonderful Saloon (1943) — Pròleg, algunes edicions184 exemplars
Great British Cooking: Wellkept Secret, A (1981) — Pròleg, algunes edicions155 exemplars
The Big New Yorker Book of Cats (2013) — Col·laborador — 131 exemplars
The Best American Travel Writing 2009 (2009) — Col·laborador — 124 exemplars
Know the Past, Find the Future: The New York Public Library at 100 (2011) — Col·laborador — 116 exemplars
Best Food Writing 2006 (2006) — Col·laborador — 99 exemplars
The Matter of Black Lives: Writing from The New Yorker (2021) — Col·laborador — 90 exemplars
Voices in Our Blood: America's Best on the Civil Rights Movement (2001) — Col·laborador — 90 exemplars
Best Food Writing 2009 (2009) — Col·laborador — 86 exemplars
The Best American Essays 1987 (1987) — Col·laborador — 85 exemplars
Best Food Writing 2008 (2008) — Col·laborador — 83 exemplars
The Best American Magazine Writing 2004 (2004) — Col·laborador — 82 exemplars
Best Food Writing 2003 (2003) — Col·laborador — 67 exemplars
Best Food Writing 2001 (2001) — Col·laborador — 66 exemplars
Best Food Writing 2000 (2000) — Col·laborador — 60 exemplars
Best Food Writing 2002 (2002) — Col·laborador — 58 exemplars
The Best American Crime Reporting 2010 (2011) — Col·laborador — 58 exemplars
Critical White Studies: Looking Behind the Mirror (1997) — Col·laborador — 57 exemplars
The Jewish Writer (1998) — Col·laborador — 52 exemplars
Howe and Hummel: Their True and Scandalous History (1947) — Introducció, algunes edicions51 exemplars
They Went: The Art and Craft of Travel Writing (1991) — Col·laborador — 35 exemplars
National Geographic Magazine 2005 v208 #5 November (2005) — Col·laborador — 28 exemplars

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Coneixement comú

Nom normalitzat
Trillin, Calvin
Nom oficial
Trillin, Calvin Marshall
Altres noms
Trillin, Buddy
Data de naixement
1935-12-05
Gènere
male
Nacionalitat
USA
Lloc de naixement
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
Llocs de residència
Kansas City, Missouri, USA
New Haven, Connecticut, USA
New York, New York, USA
Educació
Yale University (B.A.|1957)
Professions
actor
journalist
humorist
food writer
novelist
poet
Relacions
Trillin, Alice (wife)
Organitzacions
Time
The New Yorker
The Nation
United States Army
Premis i honors
Thurber Prize for American Humor (2012)
Biografia breu
A longtime staff writer at The New Yorker, Calvin Trillin is also The Nation's deadline poet.  He lives in Greenwich Village, which he describes as "a neighborhood where people from the suburbs come on weekends to test their car alarms."

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For years I’ve enjoyed Calvin Trillin’s columns, but I’ve only ever read one of his books, a moving tribute to his wife Alice, “About Alice,” a tiny (76 pages) book that will challenge anyone’s tear ducts. And this from a man I’ve never considered particularly emotional. The book is just that moving. “The Lede” is a compilation of Trillin’s columns, mostly from his home publication The New Yorker. They are often funny, always interesting, and usually educational. Calvin Trillin is one of those individuals who qualifies as a bona fide national treasure.… (més)
 
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FormerEnglishTeacher | Mar 8, 2024 |
Smartly and deftly written, I rather enjoyed it.
 
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mimo | Hi ha 24 ressenyes més | Dec 18, 2023 |
I really wanted to like this a lot more. It is occasionally clever, with a few chuckles. But most of it was really just recounting the events of the 2012 presidential campaign with the gimmick that it's in rhyme most of the time. Nothing to do with portraying the participants as dogs, which was a really lost opportunity in selecting breeds and personality traits. Some minor charm, but ultimately disappointing.
 
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sheldonnylander | Hi ha 6 ressenyes més | Apr 5, 2023 |
When it comes to movies, there's a certain kind of movie that my partner and I say is really great on a rainy Sunday afternoon. Usually not an Oscar winner, often not even widely known but one that brings a smile to your face and makes you glad you spent the time to relax and enjoy it.

This book is the literary equivalent. "Comfortable" to read and brought a smile to my face.
 
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toddtyrtle | Hi ha 24 ressenyes més | Dec 28, 2022 |

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Obres
39
També de
35
Membres
6,181
Popularitat
#3,977
Valoració
3.9
Ressenyes
168
ISBN
112
Llengües
1
Preferit
38

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