Social Studies (book)

Social Studies
First edition cover
AuthorFran Lebowitz
LanguageEnglish
GenreEssays
PublisherRandom House
Publication date
1981
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint
Pages147

Social Studies is a 1981 bestselling collection of comedic essays by writer Fran Lebowitz.[1][2][3][4][5]

To mark publication of Social Studies, Fran Lebowitz was interviewed by filmmaker John Waters about the collection, her stance on modern urbanity, and the life of a writer, published in the magazine Interview in September 1981. This long-form, wide-ranging, and humorous exchange was republished online in March 2023.[6]

Social Studies later was re-released in a 1994 compilation entitled The Fran Lebowitz Reader along with Lebowitz's other bestseller Metropolitan Life.[7]

In her signature fashion, Lebowitz records her wry observations, tastes, preferences, and aesthetic values within the essays of this second collection of her stories and opinion pieces. One of the essays in Social Studies, for example, “Pointers for Pets”, recommends 19th-century American cabinetmaker Duncan Phyfe’s artistry, remarking: “Georgian silver and Duncan Phyfe sofas make wonderful companions, as do all alcoholic beverages and out-of-season fruits.” (p.55)

References

  1. ^ Elle.com
  2. ^ Collins, Glenn (August 23, 1981). "THE SOUR CREAM SENSIBILITY". The New York Times.
  3. ^ The Awl
  4. ^ Slate
  5. ^ Bellafante, Ginia (November 21, 2010). "Opinions You Won't Find on Twitter: Fran Lebowitz Talks". The New York Times.
  6. ^ Nevins, Jake (2023-03-23). "A Taste of Paradis: Fran Lebowitz, in Conversation with John Waters". Interview Magazine. Retrieved 2023-07-24.
  7. ^ Callahan, Dan (February 21, 2011). "Fran Lebowitz in Public Speaking". Slant Magazine.
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