I first read Lebowitz's Metropolitan Life in the very late 1970s. She was my female Woody Allen and represented the majority of what I knew about New York City at the time. I don't know if Ms. Lebowitz would like that comparison or not but I doubt she will read this so I won't worry. If she did, I'm fairly certain she would let me know in no uncertain terms, which is one of the things I like about her and one of the things that scares the hell out of me too.
I few years later I read her book, Social Studies. Only occasionally since then have I seen a few magazine articles. She is well-known for her sharp and quick wit.
Read the synopsis here and watch the expanded trailer here.
*Fran Lebowitz should not be confused with Fawn Liebowitz, who was an unseen, fictional character created for the 1978 movie National Lampoon's Animal House. If you will recall, Fawn Liebowitz died in Sylvia Plath Hall at Emily Dickinson College in a kiln explosion.
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