They reached their pinnacle with Don't Mr. Disraeli where they threw chronology to the winds because they felt like it. Envoy reads like Prisoner of Zenda crossed with Duck Soup. Charitably, those ... Read More
Forget chronology. People are alive for the convenience of the authors. Brahms and Simon have created on a far larger scale the social anarchy found in The Importance of Being Earnest. They've ... Read More
Brahms and Simon were easily the two wittiest writers of the 20th Century. Anyone who hasn't read the Stroganoff Ballet trio of books should track them down and settle in for some good laughs. The ... Read More
