Metropolitan Life (book)

Metropolitan Life
First edition
AuthorFran Lebowitz
LanguageEnglish
GenreEssays
PublisherE.P. Dutton
Publication date
March 13, 1978
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardcover and paperback)
Pages177
ISBN0525155627

Metropolitan Life is a collection of comedic essays by American writer Fran Lebowitz.[1][2][3][4][5] The book was published by E.P. Dutton on March 13, 1978.[6]

Metropolitan Life is the debut book by Lebowitz, whom British Vogue described as "the natural successor to Dorothy Parker."[6] She had gained a following for her wit in the columns "Lebowitz Report" in Mademoiselle magazine, and "The Best of the Worst" and "I Cover the Waterfront" in Andy Warhol's Interview magazine. There were also Lebowitz clubs at Yale University, the University of Michigan, and New York University.[6]

The book was released in a 1994 compilation entitled The Fran Lebowitz Reader along with Lebowitz's 1981 essay collection Social Studies.[7]

References

  1. ^ Elle.com
  2. ^ Collins, Glenn (August 23, 1981). "THE SOUR CREAM SENSIBILITY". The New York Times.
  3. ^ The Awl
  4. ^ Slate
  5. ^ Bellafante, Ginia (November 21, 2010). "Opinions You Won't Find on Twitter: Fran Lebowitz Talks". The New York Times.
  6. ^ a b c "Women In The News". Lebanon Daily News. February 27, 1978. p. 37.
  7. ^ Callahan, Dan (February 21, 2011). "Fran Lebowitz in Public Speaking". Slant Magazine.


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