{"product_id":"coffee-and-repartee-and-the-idiot-two-classic-works-9781434431400","title":"Coffee and Repartee and The Idiot: Two Classic Works","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): John Kendrick Bangs\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Wildside Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Wildside Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoffee and Repartee\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Idiot\u003c\/em\u003e are companion pieces of sparkling comic fiction, centered on a series of breakfast-table debates led by an eccentric lodger known only as \"The Idiot.\" Through rapid-fire exchanges, he disarms and delights his more serious-minded companions with a blend of absurd reasoning and earnest charm. What begins as nonsense gradually reveals sly insights into society, intellect, and human behavior. Set in a New York boardinghouse and composed largely of dialogue, these works showcase Bangs's flair for humor and parody in the Gilded Age. The result is a light but layered satire that still entertains with its clever repartee and gentle critique of conventional wisdom.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) was an American author, satirist, and editor of Puck Magazine. Coffee and Repartee and The Idiot are linked novellas.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wildside Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46863415574679,"sku":"9781434431400","price":1484.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781434431400.webp?v=1769970202","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/coffee-and-repartee-and-the-idiot-two-classic-works-9781434431400","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}