A Couple of Hamburgers explained

"A Couple of Hamburgers" is a 1935 short story by James Thurber, the American writer, considered to be one of his best.[1] [2] [3] [4]

It is a thumbnail sketch of a couple in a dysfunctional marriage.

It has been suggested that while "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty", arguably Thurber's best-known short story, is a comical story with a tragic side, this is a tragic story with a comical side.

Notes and References

  1. News: A Couple of Hamburgers. The New Yorker. 1935-11-16. 2016-01-27. 0028-792X. James. Thurber.
  2. News: His Life and Hard Times. The New York Times. 1995-12-10. 2016-01-27. 0362-4331. Ben. Yagoda.
  3. Book: Neil A. Grauer. Remember Laughter: A Life of James Thurber. 1995. U of Nebraska Press. 0-8032-7056-9. 57–59.
  4. Book: Sean Zwagerman. Wit's End: Women's Humor as Rhetorical and Performative Strategy. 2010. University of Pittsburgh Press. 978-0-8229-7377-5. 102–104.

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