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Author Colson Whitehead Reminds Us to See Ourselves.

• Authors : Jackson, Mitchell S. (AUTHOR)

Subjects: WHITEHEAD, Colson, 1969-; AFRICAN American novelists; UNDERGROUND Railroad: A Novel, The (Book : Whitehead)

• Source: TIME Magazine. 7/8/2019, Vol. 194 Issue 2, p46-51. 6p. 14 Color Photographs.

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Show Me the FUNNY.

• Authors : Mroczek-Bayci, Emily

Subjects: WIT & humor in literature; GRABENSTEIN, Chris; FUNNY Girl (Book)

• Source: School Library Journal. Jun2022, Vol. 68 Issue 6, p30-33. 4p. 20 Color Photographs, 1 Cartoon or Caricature.

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The Only Way to Stand It.

• Authors : BRĂDĂŢAN, COSTICĂ

Subjects: HERE in Our Auschwitz & Other Stories (Book); BOROWSKI, Tadeusz; POLITICS in literature

• Source: Commonweal. May2022, Vol. 149 Issue 5, p50-52. 3p. 1 Black and White Photograph.

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Talking with Christina Uss.

• Authors : Scales, Pat

Subjects: USS, Christina; ADVENTURES of a Girl Called Bicycle, The (Book); FRIENDSHIP in literature

• Source: Book Links. Nov2018, Vol. 28 Issue 2, p30-33. 4p. 1 Color Photograph.

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THE BEST MEDICINE.

• Authors : Sippie, Josh

Subjects: HUMOR in literature; WIT & humor; AUTHORSHIP

• Source: Writer (Madavor Media). Aug2021, Vol. 134 Issue 8, p22-25. 4p. 2 Color Photographs.

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The Threat.

Subjects: THREAT, The (Book); STEIN, Nathaniel; WIT & humor

• Source: Publishers Weekly. 11/20/2023, Vol. 270 Issue 47, p61-61. 1/5p.

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Stupidity, Intellect, and Hierarchy in Lawrence and Huxley.

• Authors : Parkes, Adam (AUTHOR)

Subjects: LAWRENCE, D. H. (David Herbert), 1885-1930; HUXLEY, Aldous, 1894-1963; ARISTOCRACY (Social class) in literature

• Source: Twentieth Century Literature (Duke University Press). Dec2021, Vol. 67 Issue 4, p1-28. 28p.

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‘Layers of Knowing’.

• Authors : Preziosi, Dominic

Subjects: ENRIGHT, Anne, 1962-; WOMEN novelists; GREEN Road, The (Book)

• Source: Commonweal. 7/10/2015, Vol. 142 Issue 12, p21-24. 4p. 1 Color Photograph.

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Quietly Hostile.

• Authors : KEAN, VERA; PHUNG, RYAN; JURIS, CAROLYN

Subjects: QUIETLY Hostile: Essays (Book); IRBY, Samantha; HUMOR in literature

• Source: Publishers Weekly. 10/2/2023, Vol. 270 Issue 40, p86-86. 1/3p. 1 Color Photograph.

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LOS CUENTOS DE IBN 'ASIM (M. 1426): PRECEDENTES EN LA PENÍNSULA IBÉRICA DE RELATOS ESPAÑOLES Y DEL FOLCLORE UNIVERSAL EN EL SIGLO XV.

• Authors : López Bernal, Desirée

Subjects: HADA'IQ al-azahir (Book); IBN 'Asim, Abu Bakr; HUMOR in literature

• Source: Hispanic Review. Autumn2017, Vol. 85 Issue 4, p419-440. 22p.

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Gertrude Stein and the Domestication of Genius in The Autobiography of Alice B. Toklas.

• Authors : DOYLE, NORA

Subjects: AUTOBIOGRAPHY of Alice B. Toklas, The (Book); STEIN, Gertrude, 1874-1946; AUTOBIOGRAPHY

• Source: Feminist Studies. 2018, Vol. 44 Issue 1, p43-69. 27p.

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Hemingway's Requiem for Battle Fields: "Atomic Jokes" after Hiroshima/Nagasaki in Across the River and into the Trees.

• Authors : Yanagisawa, Hideo

Subjects: ACROSS the River & Into the Trees (Book); HEMINGWAY, Ernest, 1899-1961; ATOMIC bomb

• Source: Hemingway Review. Fall2017, Vol. 37 Issue 1, p18-35. 18p. 1 Color Photograph, 2 Illustrations.

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Tall-Tale Americana.

• Authors : Humphries, Rolfe

Subjects: LEWIS, Alfred Henery; PRESIDENT, The (Book); VIOLENCE in literature

• Source: Nation. 8/28/1967, Vol. 205 Issue 5, p153-157. 5p.

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ONLY WORDS TO PLAY WITH.

• Authors : Alter, Robert

Subjects: DELIGHTED States: A Book of Novels, Romances & Their Unknown Translators, Containing Ten Languages, Set on Four Continents & Accompanied by Maps, Portraits, Squiggles, Illustrations & a Variety of Helpful Indexes, The (Book); THIRLWELL, Adam; HUMOR in literature

• Source: New Republic. 6/25/2008, Vol. 238 Issue 11, p48-52. 5p.

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Is David Sedaris Funny in Greek?

• Authors : Gana, Myrsini

Subjects: TRANSLATING & interpreting; SEDARIS, David, 1956-; GREEK language

• Source: World Literature Today. Mar/Apr2014, Vol. 88 Issue 2, p41-44. 4p. 1 Color Photograph.

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PLUMAGE FROM PEGASUS.

• Authors : Kickstarter, Kozmic

Subjects: KOZMIC Kickstarter (Short story); DI Filippo, Paul; HUMOR in literature

• Source: Fantasy & Science Fiction. Mar/Apr2013, Vol. 124 Issue 3/4, p115-119. 5p. 1 Illustration.

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Historical Laughter.

• Authors : Morrow, Lance

Subjects: HISTORICAL errors; HUMOR in literature; WIT & humor -- History & criticism

• Source: Smithsonian. Nov2009, Vol. 40 Issue 8, p80-88. 7p. 2 Color Photographs, 2 Black and White Photographs.

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Writing under the nom de plume 'Bill Arp,' Charles H. Smith achieved fame as the Confederacy's jester.

• Authors : Scott, Carole E.

Subjects: ARP, Bill, 1826-1903; JOURNALISTS; HUMOR in literatureUNITED StatesUNITED StatesUNITED StatesReport Available

• Source: America's Civil War. May2004, Vol. 17 Issue 2, p16-19. 4p. 1 Color Photograph.

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JOURNEY INTO NIGHT.

• Authors : Sedaris, David

Subjects: FIRST person narrative; AIR travel -- Social aspects; BEREAVEMENT -- Social aspects

• Source: New Yorker. 12/17/2007, Vol. 83 Issue 40, p52-59. 4p. 1 Color Photograph.

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When you write humor for children.

• Authors : Peters, Julie Anne

Subjects: CHILDREN'S literature; HUMOROUS stories; HUMOR in literature

• Source: Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.). Jan98, Vol. 111 Issue 1, p19. 4p.

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How to write a funny poem.

• Authors : Prelutsky, J.

Subjects: HUMOR in literature; POETRY writing

• Source: Writer (Kalmbach Publishing Co.). Nov90, Vol. 103 Issue 11, p7. 4p. 1 Black and White Photograph, 3 Illustrations.

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This Boy's Life.

• Authors : Jones, Malcom

Subjects: IRVING, John, 1942-; AMERICAN authors; LITERARY characters

• Source: Newsweek. 7/18/2005, Vol. 146 Issue 3, p54-55. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.

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THE RANSOM OF RED CHIEF.

• Authors : Henry, O.

Subjects: RANSOM of Red Chief, The (Short story); HENRY, O., 1862-1910; HUMOR in literature

• Source: Saturday Evening Post. May/Jun2021, Vol. 293 Issue 3, p57-57. 1/2p.

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Jokes Review.

• Authors : Hart, Melissa

Subjects: AUTHOR-editor relationships; WIT & humor in literature; FICTION writing

• Source: Writer (Madavor Media). Feb2022, Vol. 135 Issue 2, p8-9. 2p. 1 Color Photograph.

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KURT VONNEGUT SURVIVES HUMANITY.

• Authors : PARR, PATRICK

Subjects: VONNEGUT, Kurt, 1922-2007; PRISONERS of war; DEPRESSION in menDRESDEN (Germany)

• Source: Humanist. Mar/Apr2014, Vol. 74 Issue 2, p30-32. 3p.

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