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The Thurber Carnival

James Thurber

The Thurber Carnival is a collection of witty stories, drawings, essays and cartoons by legendary American humourist, James Thurber. The compilation exhibits the plenitude of his skill and craft, and the brilliant wit that made his work uproarious. Containing gems such as 'The Owl in the Attic', 'The Catbird Seat', and the classic, 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty', this collection carries many stories that were first featured in The New Yorker.

A timeless classic, the collection goes on to reveal the genius of Thurber and the brilliance of his work and that thinking creatively about the seemingly normal can make space for humour and wit that help us look at our own world, a little differently.

James Thurber

James Grover Thurber (1894–1961) was a celebrated American who donned many roles such as that of a cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist, and even a playwright. Best known for his cartoons, his work was published mainly in The New Yorker and was collected in the form of books much later. Choosing ordinary people as the center of his work, he chose to showcase their day-to-day life and eccentricities in a comical way. His works have frequently been adapted into films, including The Male Animal (1942), The Battle of the Sexes (1959, based on Thurber's "The Catbird Seat"), and "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty“ (adapted twice, in 1947 and 2013). A commemorative stamp was issued in Thurber's honor by the US Postal Service in 1994 and The Thurber Prize is given by the Thurber House in honour of the great humourist to honour humour writing and cartoons from 1997.