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Alice Adams: Vintage Movie Classics

(Paperback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

Alice Adams: Vintage Movie Classics

Contributors:

By (Author) Booth Tarkington
Foreword by Anne Edwards

ISBN:

9780804170802

Publisher:

Random House USA Inc

Imprint:

Vintage Books

Publication Date:

15th March 2014

Country:

United States

Classifications

Readership:

General

Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:

Fiction

Main Subject:
Dewey:

813.52

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Paperback

Number of Pages:

288

Dimensions:

Width 210mm, Height 202mm, Spine 16mm

Weight:

228g

Description

"From bestselling author Booth Tarkington, this 1921 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel tells the story of the resilient Alice Adams, whose aspirations and social ambitions come to life amidst the post-WWI American Midwest." The basis for George Stevens's major motion picture starring Katharine Hepburn in her Oscar-nominated leading role. In a small Midwestern town in the wake of World War I, Alice Adams delightedly finds herself being pursued by Arthur Russell, a gentleman of a higher social class in life. Desperate to keep her family's lower-middle-class status a secret, she and her parents concoct various schemes to keep their family afloat. Though the realities of her situation eventually reveal themselves and her relationship with Arthur fizzles, Alice's acceptance of this leads her to seek out work to support her family with an admirable resiliency. An enchanting and authentic tale of a family's aspirations to seek more out of life, Alice Adams reveals the strength of the human spirit and its incredible ability to evolve. Originally published in 1921, this bestselling Pulitzer Prize-winning novel was adapted into film twice, and its heroine, the sparkling Alice Adams, still resonates with readers today. With a new foreword by Anne Edwards. Vintage Movie Classics spotlights classic films that have stood the test of time, now rediscovered through the publication of the novels on which they were based.

Author Bio

Booth Tarkington (1869-1946) was a highly acclaimed and bestselling American novelist and dramatist from Indiana. He is best known for his two Pulitzer Prize-winning novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams.

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