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"Thurber in his heyday was one of those international names, like Garbo, Ruth or Mussolini, that immediately summoned up a point of view: partly, no doubt, because he sounded like one of his own characters but more certainly because of his drawings. He did not make jokes in his mouth,…

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1 author picked Men, Women, and Dogs as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

The composer loved the laid-back humor and satire encompassed in Thurber’s writing and artwork. This provided a much-needed relaxing and laughable break from the everyday stresses of life. 

Thurber represented the everyman embroiled in psychological drama related to family relationships and social situations rolled out in a comic stew of drawings and funny narrative.

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