by ROBERT BENCHLEY · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782842630935
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«Psychologie du pingouin et autres considérations scientifiques» is the humour book by Robert Benchley, published by Le Dilettante in paperback.
The volume brings together supposed scientific investigations in a humorous vein, such as the author's visit to the penguins at the Bronx Zoo, with whom he converses, offers cigars and drinks, and notes their reactions. The blend of absurd observation and false erudition sustains the rest of the book's considerations.
Translation from English (US) by Frédéric Brument; French paperback edition, 130 pages, published in 2004.
For readers who enjoy absurd humour and scientific satire, without needing specialised knowledge.
Robert Charles Benchley was an American humorist, newspaper columnist and actor. From his beginnings at The Harvard Lampoon while attending Harvard University, through his many years writing essays and articles for Vanity Fair and The New Yorker and his acclaimed short films, Benchley's style of humor brought him respect and success during his life, from his peers at the Algonquin Round Table in New York City to contemporaries in the burgeoning film industry.
