{"product_id":"cloudland-revisited-a-misspent-youth-in-books-and-film-paperback","title":"Cloudland Revisited: A Misspent Youth in Books and Film - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eS. J. Perelman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAdam Gopnik\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGathered for the first time: one of America's great humorists revisits the books and movies from his youth--often with some embarrassment--in this complete, 22-piece collection\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom October 1948 to October 1953, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e published humorist S. J. Perelman's \"Cloudland Revisited\" series: 22 reviews of once-popular books and silent films whose expiration dates had passed. All but forgotten even at the time, they were nonetheless part of Perelman's youth and made an indelible mark on him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the comic genius's biting satire they live once again: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGertrude Atherton's sensationalist fantasy \u003ci\u003eBlack Oxen\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSax Rohmer's supervillain blockbuster \u003ci\u003eThe Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchu\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ethe \"underwater\" silent film adaptation of \u003ci\u003eTwenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEdgar Rice Burrough's 1914 novel\u003ci\u003e Tarzan of the Apes\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eand George Barr McCutcheon's 1901 historical fantasy novel \u003ci\u003eGraustark\u003c\/i\u003e--the \u003ci\u003eGame of Thrones\u003c\/i\u003e of its era--which launched numerous sequels and film adaptations \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe complete series is collected here for the first time. With self-deprecating humor and frequent embarrassment, Perelman reflects on how rereading and rewatching brings us in contact with how we, like an old book or film, have both changed and remained the same. This paperback includes a tribute to Perelman's art by another beloved \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer, Adam Gopnik.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSidney Joseph Perelman\u003c\/b\u003e (1904-1979) was a longtime contributor to \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, in which he first published many of his humorous essays and sketches, and travel pieces. He also wrote film scripts for the Marx Brothers and shared an Oscar in 1956 with James Poe and James Farrow for the screenplay of \u003ci\u003eAround the World in Eighty Days\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e Adam Gopnik\u003c\/b\u003e is a staff writer at \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e; he has written for the magazine since 1986. He has three National Magazine awards, for essays and for criticism, and also a George Polk Award for Magazine Reporting. In 2013, Gopnik was awarded the medal of Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters. The author of numerous best-selling books, including \u003ci\u003eParis to the Moon\u003c\/i\u003e, he lives in New York City.\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 250\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 7.2 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 23, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51749171757344,"sku":"9781598537802","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/93b1f58101615c2458a17829579d0ff7.webp?v=1779925403","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/cloudland-revisited-a-misspent-youth-in-books-and-film-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}