Последние издания книг Фанни Хёрст

Автор многочисленных романов-бестселлеров, мастер коротких рассказов и новелл, общественная активистка Фанни Хёрст была очень популярна в первой половине двадцатого века. Её имя постоянно мелькало в газетах, казалось, читатели знали все подробности ее личной жизни включая отчеты о многочисленных путешествиях, диетах и увлечениях. Её имени на обложке журнала было достаточно, чтобы распродать весь номер в один день. За ней прочно закрепился титул «самого высокооплачиваемого автора коротких рассказов в мире». Голливуд пополнял ее банковский счет экранизируя ее произведения. Она общалась практически со всеми значимыми людьми эпохи – в науке, искусстве, политике.
В этом сборнике вас ждет аудиоверсия двух рассказов этой удивительной женщины.

Автор многочисленных романов-бестселлеров, мастер коротких рассказов и новелл, общественная активистка Фанни Хёрст была очень популярна в первой половине двадцатого века. Её имя постоянно мелькало в газетах, казалось, читатели знали все подробности ее личной жизни включая отчеты о многочисленных путешествиях, диетах и увлечениях. Её имени на обложке журнала было достаточно, чтобы распродать весь номер в один день. За ней прочно закрепился титул «самого высокооплачиваемого автора коротких рассказов в мире». Голливуд пополнял ее банковский счет экранизируя ее произведения. Она общалась практически со всеми значимыми людьми эпохи – в науке, искусстве, политике.

В этом сборнике вас ждет аудиоверсия двух рассказов этой удивительной женщины.

Fannie Hurst (1889-1968) was an American novelist. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio, the only surviving child of a well-to-do Jewish family. She spent the first twenty years of her life in St. Louis, Missouri, where she attended Washington University in St. Louis and graduated in 1909. In 1921, she was among the first to join the Lucy Stone League, an organization that fought for women to preserve their maiden names. She was active in the Urban League, and was appointed to the National Advisory Committee to the Works Progress Administration in 1940. She was also a delegate to the World Health Organization in 1952. Hurst is now best known for the screen adaptations of her works, such as the 1934 film Imitation of Life. Although her books are not well remembered today, during her lifetime some of her more famous novels were Star-Dust (1919), Lummox (1923), A President is Born (1927), Back Street (1931) and Imitation of Life (1933).

Fannie Hurst (1889-1968) was an American novelist. She was born in Hamilton, Ohio, the only surviving child of a well-to-do Jewish family. She spent the first twenty years of her life in St. Louis, Missouri, where she attended Washington University in St. Louis and graduated in 1909. In 1921, she was among the first to join the Lucy Stone League, an organization that fought for women to preserve their maiden names. She was active in the Urban League, and was appointed to the National Advisory Committee to the Works Progress Administration in 1940. She was also a delegate to the World Health Organization in 1952. Hurst is now best known for the screen adaptations of her works, such as the 1934 film Imitation of Life. Although her books are not well remembered today, during her lifetime some of her more famous novels were Star-Dust (1919), Lummox (1923), A President is Born (1927), Back Street (1931) and Imitation of Life (1933).

When “fly girl” and gorgeous socialite Ray Schmidt first meets Walter Saxel in Cincinnati, their attraction is instant and everlasting. As their bond deepens, Ray finds herself envisioning a future with Walter, until one fateful day when the settling of her family affairs interferes with their plans to meet, and his relationship with another woman forms. Though years pass and Ray manages to carve out a life for herself in New York City, Walter remains in her memory, and a chance run-in with him leads them both to fall into their former ways. What unfolds is the fascinating tale of what life was for selfless, devoted Ray, a prisoner to her love for the one man who would never fully love her back.

Originally published in 1931, this bestselling classic novel about the heartbreak of living along the “back streets” of a man’s life was adapted into film three times.

With a new foreword by Cari Beauchamp.

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.