Jon Winokur
Autore di The Portable Curmudgeon
Sull'Autore
Opere di Jon Winokur
Advice to Writers: A Compendium of Quotes, Anecdotes, and Writerly Wisdom from a Dazzling Array of Literary Lights (1999) 184 copie
Je Ne Sais What? A Guide to de rigueur Frenglish for Readers, Writers, and Speakers (1994) 128 copie
The Traveling Curmudgeon: Irreverent Notes, Quotes, and Anecdotes on Dismal Destinations, Excess Baggage, the Full… (2003) 75 copie
The Rich Are Different: A Priceless Treasury of Quotations and Anecdotes About the Affluent, the Posh, and the Just… (1996) 54 copie
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1947-08-05
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- USA
- Luogo di nascita
- Detroit, Michigan, USA
- Luogo di residenza
- Los Angeles, California, USA
- Istruzione
- Temple University (BA|1970)
University of West Los Angeles (JD|1980) - Attività lavorative
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 25
- Utenti
- 2,617
- Popolarità
- #9,807
- Voto
- 3.7
- Recensioni
- 33
- ISBN
- 69
- Lingue
- 1
- Preferito da
- 1
I still don’t understand. By definition, it still sounds like sarcasm to me. Examples didn’t help. In addition, there are about 50,000 different types of irony, apparently. (OK, slight exaggeration.) A few examples were amusing (Billy Joel’s 11-year old daughter asking him not to sing – is this ironic?), but still didn’t help me understand. It started with explanations of the different types of irony, then a history of irony (all with examples). There were various examples of authors using irony, irony in pop culture (Alanis Morissette’s song, of course, mentioned more than once that those things aren’t ironic; The Simpsons, and other examples). At least it was fast to read. I liked that there were a number of Canadian examples. But I still don’t “get” it. Honestly, with all the various different types of irony, I’m probably more confused than ever.… (altro)