Collected fables and short stories from literary legend and iconic American humorist James Thurber, performed by Keith Olbermann
""James Thurber was a comedic genius. His fables are not simply parodies of Aesop. They are wry, accurate, and powerful reflections of ourselves, our foibles, our follies, and, above all, our self-importance. And they are very, very funny."" — Neil Gaiman
Stories in the collection include:
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James Thurber (1894–1961), one of the outstanding American humorists and cartoonists of the twentieth century, was born in Columbus, Ohio, and launched his professional writing career as a reporter for the Columbus Dispatch in 1920. He began writing for the New Yorker in 1927 after his friend and fellow writer E. B. White got him a job at the magazine. Though hampered by failing eyesight, Thurber wrote nearly forty books, including collections of essays, short stories, fables, and children’s stories. He won a Tony Award for his popular Broadway play, A Thurber Carnival. Both that story and My Life and Hard Times have appeared in countless editions and dozens of languages throughout the world.
Keith Olbermann has hosted primetime news programs, moderated a Democratic presidential debate, anchored two World Series and one Super Bowl, written for dozens of major publications, and won numerous awards for broadcast and writing. He is the author of The Worst Person in the World: And 202 Other Contenders, Truth and Consequences, and other books.