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Dorothy parker, american shortstory writer, poet, screenwriter, and critic known for her witty, and often acerbic, remarks. Good souls is a biting character study which typifies parkers searing wit. The first edition of the novel was published in may 1st 1944, and was written by dorothy parker. The lost poems of dorothy parker, compiled with an introduction by stuart y. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 610 pages and is available in paperback format. Dorothy parker was an american writer, poet and critic best known for her caustic wit, wisecracks, and sharp eye for 20th century urban foibles. Much of her work was published in magazines including vanity fair and the new yorker. In 1917, she married edwin pond parker ii, a wall street.
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