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Hurst, Fannie

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Hurst, Fannie (1889–1968), born in Ohio, graduated from Washington University (1909), taught school for a time, and moved to New York to begin her literary career. Her first four books were volumes of short stories, Just Around the Corner (1914), Every Soul Hath Its Song (1916), Gaslight Sonatas (1918), and Humoresque (1919). The last contains eight stories of New York City's Jews; the title work, concerning a prodigy on the violin, was dramatized by the author in 1923. Later collections include The Vertical City (1922), Song of Life (1927), Procession (1929), and We Are Ten (1937). Her novels, reflecting her interests in the stage, music, and the role of women, are Star‐Dust (1921); Lummox (1923), about a Scandinavian servant girl; Mannequin (1926); A President Is Born (1928); Five and Ten (1929); Back Street (1931); Imitation of Life (1933); Anitra's Dance (1934); Great Laughter (1936), about a matriarch's rule; Lonely Parade (1942), about career women in New York; Hallelujah (1944), about a small‐town girl's sacrifices; The Hands of Veronica (1947); Anywoman (1950); Family! (1960); and God Must Be Sad (1961). Anatomy of Me (1958) is autobiographical.

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Fannie Hurst

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Fannie Hurst 1889–1968, American author, b. Hamilton, Ohio, grad. Washington Univ., 1909. She is noted for her sympathetic, sentimental novels including Lummox (1923), Back Street (1930), Imitation of Life (1933), and God Must Be Sad (1961).

Bibliography: See biography by B. Kroeger (1999).

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	Fannie: The Talent for Success of Writer Fannie Hurst.(Review) Magazine article from: The Women's Review of Books; 10/1/1999
	EXCELLENT BIOGRAPHY OPENS THE LIFE OF FANNIE HURST.(DAILY BREAK)(Review) Newspaper article from: The Virginian-Pilot (Norfolk, VA); 11/21/1999
	Writing for her life. Magazine article from: The Women's Review of Books; 10/1/1999