The Human Comedy [VINTAGE 1943]

Saroyan, William

Published by Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York, 1943

About this Item

Very good condition cinnamon cloth boards with black front cover illustration and black spine lettering. Pages 231-234 has a small darkening at the margin edge, otherwise all other pages are in fine condition. The spine is tight and sqare. Illustrated with black-and-white drawings. "The Human Comedy.originated as a 240-page film script written for MGM. Saroyan was planning to produce and direct the film, but he was dropped from the project either because the script was too long or because a short film he directed as a test did not pass muster - or both. He walked off the lot, went home, and swiftly created this novelization, which was published just before the film came out.and became a best-seller a week after its release. Saroyan won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film, The Human Comedy." - from Wikipedia. "Homer Macauley is a 14-year-old boy growing up fatherless in the San Joaquin Valley of California during World War II. His oldest brother, Marcus, is off fighting the war, and Homer feels he needs to be the man of the family. To make money, he takes an evening job as a telegraph boy: sometimes he has to deliver the news to a family that a son has died in the War. Yet Homer also keeps up his normal life, going to school, to church, and to the movies. He is buoyed by his home and his loving family, including a very young brother and a mother who plays the harp. His roots and an almost instinctive sense of right and wrong keep him honest and hopeful." - from Wikipedia. Seller Inventory # 003485

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Human Comedy [VINTAGE 1943]

Publisher: Harcourt, Brace and Company, New York

Publication Date: 1943

Binding: Hardcover

Illustrator: Freeman, Don

Condition: Very Good