{"id":93464,"date":"2016-01-13T15:12:11","date_gmt":"2016-01-13T20:12:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/?p=93464"},"modified":"2016-01-13T15:30:06","modified_gmt":"2016-01-13T20:30:06","slug":"win-a-free-copy-of-pal-joey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theparisreview.org\/blog\/2016\/01\/13\/win-a-free-copy-of-pal-joey\/","title":{"rendered":"Win a Free Copy of Pal Joey<\/i>"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Sing it, pal.<\/p><\/div>\n

A few months ago, we published Thomas Mallon\u2019s introduction to John O\u2019Hara\u2019s\u00a0Pal Joey<\/em><\/a>, which turns seventy-five this year. \u201cI sense that O\u2019Hara\u2019s moment for a really breakout revival,\u201d Mallon writes, \u201cmay at last be upon us\u201d:<\/p>\n

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Joey\u2019s is an American voice from the second act of the American century, a time when the country\u2019s wisecracks and slang, thanks to movies and even to books, wrapped themselves around the thoughts and vocal cords of half the world. O\u2019Hara had the upwardly mobile luck to be in possession of the best ear anybody had for catching and transmitting the national lingo.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

The new Penguin Classics edition<\/a> is out this week, and we\u2019re celebrating by giving three copies away. Anyone who retweets the message below is eligible to win; we\u2019ll select three names at random.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Retweet for your chance to win a free copy of John O\u2019Hara\u2019s \u201cPal Joey.\u201d https:\/\/t.co\/D8bnqRo9g3<\/a> @PenguinClassics<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/ZrRG6xCDxd<\/a><\/p>\n

— The Paris Review (@parisreview) January 13, 2016<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n