The Magnificent Ambersons
1918 novel by Booth Tarkington / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Magnificent Ambersons is a 1918 novel by Booth Tarkington, the second in his Growth trilogy after The Turmoil (1915) and before The Midlander (1923, retitled National Avenue in 1927). It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction.
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Author | Booth Tarkington |
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Language | English |
Publisher | Doubleday, Page |
Publication date | 1918 |
Publication place | United States |
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Pages | 516 |
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In 1925, it was adapted into the silent film Pampered Youth directed by David Smith. In 1942, it was made into The Magnificent Ambersons film written and directed by Orson Welles (though the released version was edited against Welles' wishes). Much later in 2002, came a same-titled TV adaptation based on Welles' screenplay.