This Is a Book
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品牌: Demetri Martin
基本信息出版社:Grand Central Publishing (2012年4月10日)平装:288页正文语种:英语ISBN:0446539694条形码:9780446539692商品尺寸:14 x 1.9 x 21 cm商品重量:376 gASIN:0446539694商品描述内容简介From the renowned comedian, creator and star of Comedy Central'sImportant Things with Demetri Martincomes the paperback debut of his bold, original,New York Timesbest-selling humor book.
THIS IS A BOOKwas an instant and long-lastingNew York Timesbest seller, and is the renowned comedian's hilarious foray into prose comedy. In these pages, Martin expands on the sensibility he's developed on stage as an award-winning stand-up comedian and on television as a writer-performer onLate Night with Conan O'Brien, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and his own Comedy Central series,Important Things with Demetri Martin.
Featuring narrative essays, short stories, and conceptual pieces (such as "Protagonists' Hospital," where doctors treat only the shoulder wounds of Hollywood action heroes) as well as Martin's signature drawings, absurdities, and one-liners,THIS IS A BOOKdelivers sharp jokes, colorful characters, and interesting surprises.
Martin takes readers to places as far-off as Ancient Greece ("Socrates's Publicist") and the distant future ("Robot Test,"where everyone must take a test to prove that they are not robots). He recounts a lonely man's visit to a strip club in the form of a five-hundred-word palindrome ("Palindromes for Specific Occasions"). And he examines the human condition ("Human Cannonball Occupational Hazards") and the competing world-views of divergent groups ("Optimist, Pessimist, Contortionist").
Martin's material is varied, but his unique voice and brilliant mind will keep readers in stitches from beginning to end.媒体推荐"This book embodies the essence of Demetri's comedy to perfection, which is a good thing since he wrote it. Silly but incredibly smart, it's exactly what puts me in awe of his work."
-Will Ferrell
"When I first sawImportant Things With Demetri Martin, I said to myself, "this is the funniest thing ever." I was wrong.This Is A Bookis better." -Malcolm Gladwell, author ofOutliers: The Story of Success
"This book is so funny I forgot to laugh. I know that sounds like a childish criticism, but I mean it literally: This book is so funny, I forgot a whole bunch of things--who I am, what I stand for, large chunks of my childhood, my sense of equilibrium, how to fall asleep, and when I'm supposed to laugh at things."-Chuck Klosterman
"Demetri Martin has a very funny and original mind. If I could draw a graph explaining how funny and original he is, I would. But I don't do that. Demetri does that."-Conan O'Brien
"Throughout, Martin jokes in many guises, silly one moment, barbed the next, and he achieves a satirical brilliance." -Publishers Weekly
"The best [material] would be at home in one of Woody Allen's classic books...Martin has energy to burn."-Kirkus
