Make Me an Offer (novel)
Appearance
First edition | |
| Author | Wolf Mankowitz |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Publisher | Deutsch Dutton (US) |
Publication date | 1952 |
| Publication place | United Kingdom |
| Media type | |
Make Me an Offer is a 1952 comedy novel by the British writer Wolf Mankowitz.[1] It was his debut novel and was a success. The plot revolves around an antique dealer. It was published in the United States by Dutton.[2] He followed it up with another success A Kid for Two Farthings in 1953.
Film adaptation
[edit]In 1954 it was made into the British film Make Me an Offer directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Peter Finch, Adrienne Corri and Finlay Currie.[3]
References
[edit]Bibliography
[edit]- Gale, Steven H. Encyclopedia of British Humorists: Geoffrey Chaucer to John Cleese, Volume 1.
- Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.
Categories:
- 1952 debut novels
- 1952 British novels
- 1952 English-language novels
- 1950s comedy novels
- British comedy novels
- Novels set in England
- Novels about businesspeople
- Novels about marketing
- British novels adapted into films
- Comedy novels adapted into films
- Novels by Wolf Mankowitz
- André Deutsch books
- 1950s novel stubs
- Comedy novel stubs