Introducing Irony

About this film

LibriVox recording of Introducing Irony by Maxwell Bodenheim. Read in English by Shashank Jakhmola; Eva Davis; Nemo; April6090; Lilian Elizabeth; Jordan Owen; Larry Wilson; Wes Freeman; Jason in Panama; Sarah Brown; Stefan Von Blon; Slyma12; Paula Crosley Maxwell Bodenheim was once known as the King of Greenwich Village Bohemians after moving to New York after being one of the founders of the The Chicago Literary Times. But his life took a downward spiral and he became a panhandler and led a desultory life, finally ending in his murder along with his third wife in a Bronx apartment. The title of this book characterizes the tone of these 22 poems and 10 small stories, full of dark cynicism and twisted irony, with titles such as “Seaweed From Mars” and “ Insanity.” - Summary by Larry Wilson For further information, including links to online text, reader information, RSS feeds, CD cover or other formats (if available), please go to the LibriVox catalog page for this recording. For more free audio books or to become a volunteer reader, visit LibriVox.org . M4B Audiobook (64MB)

Directors & creators

Maxwell Bodenheim

Subjects

librivox; audiobooks;satire; New York; verse; American Literature; bohemia; irony

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