This 1922 collection of eight stories features ‘The Afternoon of a Faun, ‘ ‘Old Man Minick, ‘ ‘Gigolo, ‘ ‘Not a Day Over Twenty-one, ‘ ‘Home Girl, ‘ ‘Ain’t Nature Wonderful!’ ‘The Sudden Sixties, ‘ and ‘If I Should Ever Travel!’ The title story was made into a 1926 movie—the first but not the last of her tales to be filmed.
About the author
Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was an American journalist and writer. Her stories feature strong female protagonists as well as characters who overcome discrimination. Her 1924 novel
So Big won the Pulitzer Prize, and her novel
Show Boat (1926) was adapted into one of the great American musicals. Her later novel
Giant (1952) was made into blockbuster film.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 304 ● ISBN 9781411444904 ● File size 0.2 MB ● Age 99-17 years ● Publisher Barnes & Noble ● Published 2011 ● Downloadable 24 months ● Currency EUR ● ID 8513683 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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