Imitation of Life
HURST, Fannie
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 25, 1997
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 25, 1997
About this Item
First edition. Fine in red cloth boards with fresh paper labels on the spine and front board in very good dust jacket with a few scattered spots on the front panel, some sunning to the spine, and light wear at the edges with a few nicks. A novel by a white women about two single mothers, one white and one black, who create a successful restaurant franchise together but through their daughters suffer at the hands racial prejudice and tragic choices. The novel was filmed twice, first in 1934 with Claudette Colbert and Louise Beavers, and again in 1959 with Lana Turner and Juanita Moore. The first film was nominated for Best Picture and named to the National Film Registry in 2005, while the Douglas Sirk remake is now considered a classic of 1950s cinema and one of the German director s masterpieces. Hurst, while popular in her day, has largely been forgotten, despite her championing of women s rights and racial equality, particularly during the Harlem Renaissance and through her friendship with Zora Neale Hurston. A remarkably scarce title and particularly so in jacket. Seller Inventory # 395069
Bibliographic Details
Title: Imitation of Life
Publisher: Harper & Brothers, New York
Publication Date: 1933
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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