Backward Ran Sentences: The Best of Wolcott Gibbs from the New Yorker (Paperback)

from abealy

"Backward ran sentences until reeled the mind" Wolcott Gibbs was probably the greatest forgotten writer that ever helped keep the New Yorker of the 30's and 40's afloat. A prose stylist who loved words but believed more strongly, often in a very laconic way, about content, and would tell you exac...

from EricCostello

The title is a slight misnomer, since many of these pieces didn't appear in Gibbs' long-time home, The New Yorker, but in a selection of other magazines. But the bulk did appear there, and many do survive the test of time quite well, including the title piece, which is a brutal satire of Timespea...

from Esta1923

"Backward Ran Sentences " edited & introduced by Thomas Vinciguerra is, its cover tells us, "The Best of Wollcott Gibbs from The New Yorker." This collection (667 pages, including notes), was my December companion. Its title originated in a 1936 article making fun of Time magazine's style. My sub...

from woodsathome

I'm someone who had always loved the New Yorker. I even own the complete collection (up to 2005) on CD. But, I was a little intimidated to receive this book when I saw it clocked in at over 650 pages. I shouldn't have been. It was thoroughly enjoyable. The book is divided into 7 major sections (p...

from NellieMc

First, let me note this is a long book (653 pages). However, this is not a criticism, since it's an ideal book to consume in bits and pieces as the actual articles are short. And, further, there are seven sections that are easily isolated from each other -- mini books in the book. So length is no...