The Comedy of Existence
Sunday, June 5 | 1:30 PM - 2:45 PMThe Brower Center
- 2016
- Humor
- Literary
Mauro Javier Cardenas, Jonathan Evison, Rivka Galchen, Cristina Garcia, Jonathan Letham
What makes a book funny? How can different kinds of humor (e.g. satire, hyperbole, and irony) be used as a tool to combat troubles such as political fanaticism or racial intolerance? These writers all find in humor a way to highlight the absurdities and tragedies of contemporary life.