Humoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It - Couverture souple

Hurst, Fannie

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1444449265 ISBN 13 : 9781444449266

Editeur : Aeterna, 2026

Synopsis

In Humoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It, Fannie Hurst gathers stories alive with music, longing, humour, sacrifice, and the ache of ordinary hearts. Moving through homes, shops, streets, theatres, and crowded rooms, she writes of people caught between laughter and sorrow, pride and need, ambition and love. The title story, “Humoresque,” follows the emotional life of a gifted young musician and the family whose hopes gather around him, turning domestic devotion into something tender, painful, and unforgettable. In the other stories, Hurst explores women’s work, romantic illusion, social embarrassment, family loyalty, vanity, disappointment, and the small comedies by which people survive disappointment. Her characters may be foolish, brave, sentimental, stubborn, or self-deceived, but they are never merely comic; behind every laugh is a human cost. Warm, dramatic, and sharply observant, this collection showcases Hurst’s gift for blending popular appeal with emotional seriousness. For readers drawn to early twentieth-century American fiction, women’s lives, urban feeling, and stories that find pathos in everyday speech and gesture, Humoresque remains richly rewarding.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Aeterna
• Date d'édition: 2026
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1444449265
• ISBN 13: 9781444449266
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 229
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