Camels Are Easy, Comedy's Hard

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480457751

<DIV><DIV><b>An eclectic collection from Roy Blount Jr., master of American humor writing</b></div><DIV><i><BR>I&rsquo;ll tell you what kind of book I believe in: one that makes people say, at first sight, what the first person who ever saw a camel must have said: &ldquo;</i>What in the world is that?<i>&rdquo; And then, after a while, &ldquo;Yet it seems to fit together some way.&rdquo;</i></div><DIV><BR>In this laugh-a-minute assortment of essays, travel writing, poems, and even the occasional crossword puzzle, Roy Blount Jr. covers sixty-four different subjects, all unified by his trademark humor. &ldquo;Tan&rdquo; is a personal essay about Blount&rsquo;s lifelong battle with&mdash;sometimes for and sometimes against&mdash;that elusive summer glow. &ldquo;Wild Fish Ripped My Flesh&rdquo; chronicles his misadventures navigating the Amazon River. And &ldquo;Lit Demystified Quickly&rdquo; is a tongue-in-cheek poem about larger-than-life literary figures such as James Joyce, William Faulkner, and Walt Whitman.</div><DIV><i><BR>Camels Are Easy, Comedy&rsquo;s Hard&#160;</i>is a classic compendium of the wisecracks and wisdom for which Blount is renowned.</div><DIV></div></div>