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Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- A HARD DAY AT THE OFFICE 1
- SLICE OF LIFE 6
- FLESH AND THE DEVIL 14
- MUD IN YOUR EYE 21
- AFTERNOON OF A FAUN 24
- INTERIOR WITH FIGURES 38
- GOOD BOY 42
- TULIP 48
- EVERY LEAVE THAT FALLS 53
- COMPULSION 63
- SCENE 69
- A CRYING NEED 74
- IN DEFENSE OF SELF-PITY; OR, PRELUDE TO LOWENBRAU 82
- THE HIGH GROUND; OR, LOOK, MA, I'M EXPLICATING 89
- THE INDEPENDENT VOTER AT TWILIGHT 95
- THE CONVERSATIONAL BALL 102
- ADVENTURES OF A PEOPLE BUFF 108
- HEART 115
- REQUIEM FOR A NOUN; OR, INTRUDER IN THE DUSK 124
- THE HOUSE OF MIRTH 130
- SPLIT-LEVEL 135
- TILL THE SANDS OF THE DESERT GROW COLD 146
- FROM THERE TO INFINITY 150
- OVERTURE 157
- REUBEN, REUBEN 162
- TOUCH AND GO 169
- FALL GUY 177
- YOU AND WHO ELSE? 186
- NOBODY'S FOOL 194
- BLOCK 200
- DOUBLE OR NOTHING 208
- JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE ROOM 215
- DIFFERENT CULTURAL LEVELS EAT HERE 220
- DIFFERENT CULTURAL LEVELS EAT HERE 228
- THE ART OF SELF-DRAMATIZATION; OR, FORWARD FROM SCHRECKLICHKEIT 234
- THE CHILDREN'S HOUR; OR, HOPSCOTCH AND SODA 240
- THE IRONY OF IT ALL 246
- LAUGHTER IN THE BASEMENT 257
- PART OF THE FAMILY PICTURE 263
- YOU KNOW ME ALICE 273
- A WALK IN THE COUNTRY; OR, HOW TO KEEP FIT TO BE TIED 282
- THE LAST OF THE BLUENOSES 288
- SCONES AND STONES 292
- FOREVER PANTING 297
- JAMES THURBER: THE COMIC PRUFROCK 304
- EXPLORING INNER SPACE 312
Kapitel in diesem Buch
- Frontmatter i
- CONTENTS vii
- A HARD DAY AT THE OFFICE 1
- SLICE OF LIFE 6
- FLESH AND THE DEVIL 14
- MUD IN YOUR EYE 21
- AFTERNOON OF A FAUN 24
- INTERIOR WITH FIGURES 38
- GOOD BOY 42
- TULIP 48
- EVERY LEAVE THAT FALLS 53
- COMPULSION 63
- SCENE 69
- A CRYING NEED 74
- IN DEFENSE OF SELF-PITY; OR, PRELUDE TO LOWENBRAU 82
- THE HIGH GROUND; OR, LOOK, MA, I'M EXPLICATING 89
- THE INDEPENDENT VOTER AT TWILIGHT 95
- THE CONVERSATIONAL BALL 102
- ADVENTURES OF A PEOPLE BUFF 108
- HEART 115
- REQUIEM FOR A NOUN; OR, INTRUDER IN THE DUSK 124
- THE HOUSE OF MIRTH 130
- SPLIT-LEVEL 135
- TILL THE SANDS OF THE DESERT GROW COLD 146
- FROM THERE TO INFINITY 150
- OVERTURE 157
- REUBEN, REUBEN 162
- TOUCH AND GO 169
- FALL GUY 177
- YOU AND WHO ELSE? 186
- NOBODY'S FOOL 194
- BLOCK 200
- DOUBLE OR NOTHING 208
- JOURNEY TO THE CENTER OF THE ROOM 215
- DIFFERENT CULTURAL LEVELS EAT HERE 220
- DIFFERENT CULTURAL LEVELS EAT HERE 228
- THE ART OF SELF-DRAMATIZATION; OR, FORWARD FROM SCHRECKLICHKEIT 234
- THE CHILDREN'S HOUR; OR, HOPSCOTCH AND SODA 240
- THE IRONY OF IT ALL 246
- LAUGHTER IN THE BASEMENT 257
- PART OF THE FAMILY PICTURE 263
- YOU KNOW ME ALICE 273
- A WALK IN THE COUNTRY; OR, HOW TO KEEP FIT TO BE TIED 282
- THE LAST OF THE BLUENOSES 288
- SCONES AND STONES 292
- FOREVER PANTING 297
- JAMES THURBER: THE COMIC PRUFROCK 304
- EXPLORING INNER SPACE 312