Fannie Hurst
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Fannie Hurst was an American novelist and short-story writer whose works were highly popular during the post-World War I era. Her work combined sentimental, romantic themes with social issues of the d
Fannie Hurst in 1932. Photograph by Carl Van Vechten.
Sketch by Marguerite Martyn of Hurst in her last year at Washington University, 1909
Fannie Hurst, 1914
Hurst boarding the SS Leviathan with a dog in 1925 in New York
Imitation of Life (novel)
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Imitation of Life is a 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst that was adapted into two films for Universal Pictures: a 1934 film, and a 1959 remake. The novel, which deals with issues of race, class and gender,
First edition dust jacket cover
