Alice Adams: Vintage Movie Classics

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Alice Adams: Vintage Movie Classics
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Booth Tarkington
Foreword by Anne Edwards
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 200,Width 131
Category/GenreClassic fiction (pre c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780804170802
ClassificationsDewey:813.52
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Random House USA Inc
Imprint Vintage Books
Publication Date 25 March 2014
Publication Country United States

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 Biography

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.