Cloudland Revisited

A Misspent Youth in Books and Film

S.J. Perelman, Adam Gopnik

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The Library of America
23 April 2024

Film theory & criticism; Language: reference & general; Literature, Poetry & Criticism

"Gathered for the first time- one of America's great humourists revisits the books and movies from his youth-often with some embarrassment-in this complete, 22-piece collection.

From October 1948 to October 1953, The New Yorker published humourist S. J. Perelman's ""Cloudland Revisited"" series- 22 reviews of once-popular books and silent films whose expiration dates had passed. All but forgotten even at the time, they were nonetheless part of Perelman's youth and made an indelible mark on him.

In the comic genius's biting satire they live once again- Gertrude Atherton's sensationalist fantasy Black OxenSax Rohmer's supervillain blockbuster The Mystery of Dr. Fu-Manchuthe ""underwater"" silent film adaptation of Twenty Thousand Leagues under the SeaEdgar Rice Burrough's 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apesand George Barr McCutcheon's 1901 historical fantasy novel Graustark-the Game of Thrones of its era-which launched numerous sequels and film adaptations

The complete series is collected here for the first time. With self-deprecating humour and frequent embarrassment, Perelman reflects on how rereading and rewatching brings us in contact with how we, like an old book or film, have both changed and remained the same. This paperback includes a tribute to Perelman's art by another beloved New Yorker writer, Adam Gopnik."

By: S.J. Perelman, Adam Gopnik
Imprint: The Library of America
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 203mm, Width: 133mm,
Weight: 369g
ISBN: 9781598537802
ISBN 10: 1598537806
Pages: 250
Publication Date: 23 April 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Sidney Joseph Perelman (1904-1979) was a longtime contributor to The New Yorker, in which he first published many of his humorous essays and sketches, and travel pieces. He also wrote film scripts for the Marx Brothers and shared an Oscar in 1956 with James Poe and James Farrow for the screenplay of Around the World in Eighty Days.