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The Fran Lebowitz Reader

Written by: Fran Lebowitz
Narrated by: Fran Lebowitz
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About this listen

 In the vein of Lebowitz's acclaimed Netflix limited series, Pretend It's a City—The Fran Lebowitz Reader brings together two of the famed author's bestsellers, Metropolitan Life and Social Studies.

In "elegant, finely honed prose" (The Washington Post Book World), Lebowitz limns the vicissitudes of contemporary urban life—its fads, trends, crazes, morals, and fashions. By turns ironic, facetious, deadpan, sarcastic, wry, wisecracking, and waggish, Fran Lebowitz is always wickedly entertaining. Americas Popular Culture Social Sciences United States Witty

What the critics say

“A great read.” –Jimmy Fallon, host of NBC’s Tonight Show

On METROPOLITAN LIFE
"Hilarious...an unlikely and perhaps alarming combination of Mary Hartman and Mary McCarthy.... To a dose of Huck Finn add some Lenny Bruce, Oscar Wilde and Alexis de Tocqueville, a dash of cabdriver, an assortment of puns, minced jargon, and top it off with smarty pants." —The New York Times

"Her humor made me laugh aloud and call friends to read passages to them." —Newsweek

On SOCIAL STUDIES
"Right on the mark.... Among the things she hates this time...baggage-claim areas, high tech, after-shave lotion, adults who roller skate, children who speak French, or anyone who is unduly tan." —Newsweek

"Unique.... Lebowitz offers vocational guides for aspiring heiresses, popes, empresses; manuals for landlords; guidance to the rich who wish to meet the poor." —Vogue
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Yes, it’s terribly out of date, and shocking to remember what life and humour was like in those days, but Ms. Leibowitz’s view is so funny and honest, it makes me glad to think there is at least one American who can see clearly and make intelligent comedy out of it all. Bravo ! Loved every word.

Absolutely hilarious!

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I was so excited to listen to Fran read her book. It was very monotone. There was no inflection in her voice. Reading the one liners was like eating paste. I still love her but won't pay for audio to listen to her drone on.

Not what I expected.

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