Presenting M.E. Kerr

by Alleen Pace Nilsen

Profiles the author, drawing on personal interviews and her own autobiographical writings to delineate her humor, her characterizations, and her overall approach to writing

160 pages, Mass Market Paperback

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.