A. P. Herbert Bücher
24. September 1890 – 11. November 1971
A. P. Herbert war ein britischer Humorist und Romanschriftsteller, dessen Werk oft gesellschaftliche Paradoxien und Absurditäten mit scharfem Witz und Ironie erforscht. Sein Schreiben zeichnet sich durch einen spielerischen Sprachgebrauch und scharfe Einblicke in die menschliche Natur aus, was den Lesern sowohl Vergnügen als auch Stoff zum Nachdenken bietet. Durch seine Romane und Dramen deckt er meisterhaft subtile, aber bedeutende gesellschaftliche Kommentare auf und setzt sich gleichzeitig für Rechtsreformen ein.
Topsy's extensive social life, her adventures in and out of the House of Commons (and her audacious attempts to legislate for the Enjoyment of the People), and her wartime activity as the mother of twins, were recorded faithfully by the great comic writer A P Herbert.
The Best Cartoons from Punch
- 144 Seiten
- 6 Lesestunden
"...If a theatrical manager wants to do a play about the '60s or '70s the first thing he does is to look up the old Punch volumes. There he sees exactly how our fathers spoke, and dressed, and looked. If the Cochran, or the Ziegfeld, of 2000 A.D. wants to do a play about 1952 A.D. I do not think he will get much help from the most popular comic artists of today. He will probably decide that the less said about his subhuman ancestors the better. But the main purpose of a comic artist, without doubt, is to be comic; and "If I do that," he may well say, "what are you complaining about?" Hastily, I agree, I accept, I withdraw. It was only an old chap maundering to himself. I salute this work and wish it well; and on behalf of Punch and his merry men may I proclaim their thanks for the compliment that America has paid them in supposing that Britain can be funny too." (from foreword by A. P. Herbert)
