You Know Me AlAuthor :
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Published : Wednesday 1 January 1992
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A A A The publication of You Know Me Al brought instant fame to Ring A A A A A A A Lardner (1885-1933), one of the great American humorists of this century. A A A A A A A Considered the satirist's greatest work, the book is a collection of letters A A A A A A A from one Jack Keefe, a baseball "busher," to his longtime friend, A A A A A A A Al Blanchard, in their midwestern hometown. A A A A A The voice of Jack Keefe perfectly echoes the vernacular of the baseball A A A A A A A players Lardner had covered for years as a newspaper reporter following A A A A A A A the exploits of Chicago's Cubs and White Sox. Readers instantly recognized A A A A A A A in Jack the full range of human foibles. This universality accounts for A A A A A A A the enduring appeal of You Know Me Al. A A A A A "Ring Lardner is the idol of professional humorists and of plenty A A A A A A A of other people, too." A A A A A A A -- E. B. White A A A A A "His work is a contribution of genuine and permanent value to the A A A A A A A national literature." A A A A A A A -- H. L. Mencken A A A A A "Mr. Lardner . . . lets Jack Keefe the baseball player cut out his A A A A A A A own outline until the figure of the foolish, boastful, innocent athlete A A A A A A A lives with us." A A A A A A A -- Virginia Woolf A A A A A A
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