Cloudland revisited: a misspent youth in books and film - s. j. perelman

Gathered for the first time: one of Americas great humorists 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 humorist S.

Perelmans 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 Perelmans youth and made an indelible mark on him.

In the comic geniuss biting satire they live once again: Gertrude Athertons sensationalist fantasy  Black Oxen Sax Rohmers supervillain blockbuster  The Mystery of Dr.

Fu-Manchu the underwater silent film adaptation of  Twenty Thousand Leagues under the Sea Edgar Rice Burroughs 1914 novel Tarzan of the Apes and George Barr McCutcheons 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 humor 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 Perelmans art by another beloved New Yorker writer, Adam Gopnik.