{ "item_title" : "Coffee and Repartee and The Idiot", "item_author" : [" John Kendrick Bangs "], "item_description" : "Coffee and Repartee and The Idiot 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.John Kendrick Bangs (1862-1922) was an American author, satirist, and editor of Puck Magazine. Coffee and Repartee and The Idiot are linked novellas.", "item_img_path" : "https://covers1.booksamillion.com/covers/bam/1/43/443/140/1434431401_b.jpg", "price_data" : { "retail_price" : "15.99", "online_price" : "15.99", "our_price" : "15.99", "club_price" : "15.99", "savings_pct" : "0", "savings_amt" : "0.00", "club_savings_pct" : "0", "club_savings_amt" : "0.00", "discount_pct" : "10", "store_price" : "" } }

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