A Couple of Hamburgers is a 1935

short story A short story is a piece of prose fiction that typically can be read in one sitting and focuses on a self-contained incident or series of linked incidents, with the intent of evoking a single effect or mood. The short story is one of the oldest ...

James Thurber James Grover Thurber (December 8, 1894 – November 2, 1961) was an American cartoonist, writer, humorist, journalist and playwright. He was best known for his cartoons and short stories, published mainly in ''The New Yorker'' and collected in ...

, the American writer, considered to be one of his best. It is a thumbnail sketch of a couple in a dysfunctional marriage. It has been suggested that while ''

The Secret Life of Walter Mitty "The Secret Life of Walter Mitty" (1939) is a short story by James Thurber. The most famous of Thurber's stories, it first appeared in ''The New Yorker'' on March 18, 1939, and was first collected in his book '' My World and Welcome to It'' ( Ha ...

'', arguably Thurber's best-known short story, is a comical story with a tragic side, this is a tragic story with a comical side.

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1935 short stories Works by James Thurber Works originally published in The New Yorker {{1930s-story-stub