Presenting M. E. Kerr, Updated Edition

by Alleen Pace Nilsen

Profiles author M.E. Kerr, including her development as a writer as described in her memoir Me, Me, Me, Me, Me, Not A Novel (1983), and an analysis of her work, including such titles as Dinky Hocker Shoots Smack, Gentlehands , and the Fell series. The updated edition includes an examination of the impact of Kerrs homosexuality on her works. 01

191 pages, Hardcover

First published June 1, 1986

About the author

Alleen Pace Nilsen is in the Humanities Division of Arizona State University's Emeritus College. Together with Don L.F. Nilsen, she has authored an abundance of books including Literature for Today's Young Adults (2012), Pronunciation Contrasts in English (2010) and Encyclopedia of 20th-Century American Humor (2000). She is one of the leading pioneers in humor studies, and has received a lifetime achievement award from the Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor and the International Society for Humor Studies.