The Rising Gorge, by S. J. Perelman. Cover art by noted artist Ben Shahn. 1961.
Love me some Shahn. I found this book at a flea market shindig in Aurora, OR, of all places. I saw the unmistakable Shahn type on the spine and grabbed it immediately.
More about S. J. Perelman.
More about Ben Shahn.
Thought it seemed fitting to post this today since I'm going in for either a root canal or tooth extraction later on. As crazy as it sounds, I'm hoping for extraction -- it's a wisdom tooth so I'm figuring that I don't really need the thing and I'd much rather get it over and done with and not have to come back for more dental work. But what do I know?
[sarcasm]Happy Monday![/sarcasm]
