{"product_id":"wits-end-9780822960744","title":"Wits End","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWit's End is an original perspective on women's use of humor as a performative strategy, seen in works of twentieth-century American literature. Zwagerman argues that women, whose direct, explicit performative speech has been traditionally denied, or not taken seriously, have often turned to humor as a means of communicating with men.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"What's that funny sound?\" she asked suddenly. It invariably made him angry when she heard a funny sound. \"What funny sound?\" he demanded. \"You're always hearing funny sounds.\" She laughed briefly. \"That's what you said when the bearing burned out,\" she reminded him.... \"It sounds like a lot of safety pins being jiggled around in a tumbler.\" He snorted.... \"Nothing gets the matter with a car that sounds like a lot of safety pins. I happen to know that.\" \"Oh sure,\" she said. \"You always happen to know everything.\" They drove on in silence.... - Excerpt from James Thurber's \"A Couple of Hamburgers\"","brand":"University of Pittsburgh Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151155982679,"sku":"9780822960744","price":38.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780822960744.jpg?v=1762960326","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/wits-end-9780822960744","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}