The Ferrari in the Bedroom

"[Jean] Shepherd is that very rare breed, a homespun humorist cut from the same Midwestern cloth as...
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The Ferrari in the Bedroom by Shepherd, Jean

The Ferrari in the Bedroom

€28,24

The Ferrari in the Bedroom

€28,24
Author: Jean Shepherd
Format: Paperback
Language: English
"[Jean] Shepherd is that very rare breed, a homespun humorist cut from the same Midwestern cloth as Mark Twain and George Ade."--Saturday Review

Jean Shepherd was one of America's favorite humorists, his most notable achievement being the creation of the indefatigable Ralphie Parker and his quest for a BB gun in the holiday classic A Christmas Story. But he was so much more, a comic Garrison Keillor-like figure whose unique voice transcended the airwaves and affected a whole generation of nostalgic Americans.

The Ferrari in the Bedroom is Shepherd's wry, affectionate look at the hang-ups and delusions of Americans in the 1970s. From his sardonic assessment of fads such as the nostalgia craze ("Thinking that the old days were good is a terrible sickness. Everything was just as bad then as it is now.") to a modest proposal for the foundation of S.P.L.A.T. (The Society for the Prevention of the Leaving of Animal Turds), Jean Shepherd provides a generous measure of his special brand of wise and warm humor as an antidote for some of America's more ridiculous obsessions.

Author: Jean Shepherd
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group (NY)
Published: 12/16/1986
Pages: 288
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9780385237925


Review Citation(s):
Library Journal 12/01/2004 pg. 184

About the Author
For many years a cult radio and cabaret personality in New York City, JEAN SHEPHERD was the creator of the popular film A Christmas Story, which is based on his books In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash and Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and has become a holiday tradition on the Turner Network. He passed away in 1999.

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