Ian Frazier wins Thurber Prize
Posted October 05, 2009 11:00 pm
NEW YORK -- Ian Frazier is a funny man. Officially.
The author and frequent New Yorker contributor won the Thurber Prize for American Humor for his lighthearted book on parental guidance, "Lamentations of the Father." Frazier, who in 1997 received the inaugural Thurber award, will receive $5,000, prize organizers said Monday.
Other previous Thurber winners include David Sedaris, Christopher Buckley and Jon Stewart and the co-authors of "America (The Book)." The prize is named for the late humorist and cartoonist James Thurber and is sponsored by Thurber House, a nonprofit literary center based in Thurber's former residence in Columbus, Ohio.