Dorothy Parker

Parker, Dorothy (1893–1967), U.S. writer and critic. She wrote short stories, satirical verse, and newspaper columns, and was a celebrated conversationalist. Her tone is poignant, ironic, and sometimes cruelly witty and cynical. Her story collections include Laments for the Living (1930), After Such Pleasures (1933), and Here Lies (1939); her verse collections include Enough Rope (1926) and Sunset Guns (1939).