Fannie Hurst
Fannie Hurst was one of the most popular American fiction writers of the 1920s and 1930s, whose bestselling novels of working-class women's lives—Lummox, Imitation of Life—combined emotional power with social observation.
Works
- LummoxNovel following the life and struggles of a domestic servant over several decades
- Back StreetNovel about woman living as secret mistress of married man across many years
- Imitation of LifeNovel exploring race, identity, and inequality through intertwined female characters' stories
- HumoresqueNovel in musical and theatrical setting examining class and artistic ambition
- Five and TenNovel following lives of department store employees navigating class and commerce