Parrish (novel)
For other uses, see Parrish (disambiguation).
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| Author | Mildred Savage |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Simon & Schuster |
Publication date | 1958 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Parrish is the 1958 debut novel by Mildred Savage. The novel was originally published in hardback by Simon & Schuster in 1958. The novel is a bildungsroman of a young man, the titular Parrish Maclean, as he works is way out of the grueling work in Connecticut River Valley tobacco fields during the 1940s and 1950s.[1] The novel was adapted as into a 1961 film, which starred Troy Donahue as the title character as well as Claudette Colbert and Karl Malden.[1]
The contemporary review in the New York times called the novel "an impressive debut", comparing the novel to Edna Ferber's Giant.[1]
References
- 1 2 3 Hevesi, Dennis (October 13, 2011). "Mildred Savage, Author of 'Parrish,' Dies at 92". New York Times. Retrieved November 8, 2015.
Further reading
- O'Gorman, James F. (2002-07-03). Connecticut Valley Vernacular: The Vanishing Landscape and Architecture of the New England Tobacco Fields. University of Pennsylvania Press. ISBN 081223670X.
- "Fiction and Poetry". The English Journal. 48 (2): 104–105. 1959-02-01. JSTOR 809834.
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