{"product_id":"the-lost-journalism-of-ring-lardner-hardcover","title":"The Lost Journalism of Ring Lardner - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRing Lardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRon Rapoport\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eJames Lardner\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRing Lardner's influence on American letters is arguably greater than that of any other American writer in the early part of the twentieth century. Lauded by critics and the public for his groundbreaking short stories, Lardner was also the country's best-known journalist in the 1920s and early 1930s, when his voice was all but inescapable in American newspapers and magazines. Lardner's trenchant, observant, sly, and cynical writing style, along with a deep understanding of human foibles, made his articles wonderfully readable and his words resonate to this day. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Ron Rapoport has gathered the best of Lardner's journalism from his earliest days at the \u003ci\u003eSouth Bend Times\u003c\/i\u003e through his years at the \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e and his weekly column for the Bell Syndicate, which appeared in 150 newspapers and reached eight million readers. In these columns Lardner not only covered the great sporting events of the era--from Jack Dempsey's fights to the World Series and even an America's Cup--he also wrote about politics, war, and Prohibition, as well as parodies, poems, and penetrating observations on American life. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Lost Journalism of Ring Lardner\u003c\/i\u003e reintroduces this journalistic giant and his work and shows Lardner to be the rarest of writers: a spot-on chronicler of his time and place who remains contemporary to subsequent generations. \u003cbr\u003e \u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRing Lardner\u003c\/b\u003e (1885-1933) was one of the most popular and innovative American writers of the early twentieth century. He influenced many writers who followed, with his acute observations winning praise from Hemingway, Woolf, Fitzgerald, and Wilson and his short stories remain popular a century later. \u003cb\u003eRon Rapoport\u003c\/b\u003e was a sports columnist for the \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e and the \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Daily News\u003c\/i\u003e and is the author of numerous books about sports and show business. In 2016 he was awarded the Ring Lardner Award for Excellence in Sports Journalism. \u003cb\u003eJames Lardner\u003c\/b\u003e is a writer and political activist who lives outside Washington DC.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 592\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.65 x 9.25 x 6.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52694964764979,"sku":"9780803269736","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/dFFnaGM0b21PZVY1TGZUT2hncHIxQT09.webp?v=1763078385","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/the-lost-journalism-of-ring-lardner-hardcover","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}