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American humorist and writer (1927–1996)

Also known as: Erma Fiste, Erma Louise Bombeck, Erma Louise Fiste, Эрма Бомбек, أرما بومبك, エルマ・ボムベック

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Known works

  • I want to grow hair, I want to grow up, I want to go to Boise (1989)
  • World Literature 1999
  • If life is a bowl of cherries, what am I doing in the pits? (1978)
  • When you look like your passport photo, it's time to go home (1991)
  • Family (1987)