Imitation of Life (novel)

Imitation of Life
First edition dust jacket cover
AuthorFannie Hurst
LanguageEnglish
GenreNovel
PublisherP.F. Collier
Publication date
1933
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)

Imitation of Life is a popular 1933 novel by Fannie Hurst that was adapted into two successful films for Universal Pictures: a 1934 film, and a 1959 remake. The novel, which deals with issues of race, class and gender, was originally serialized in 1932 in the magazine Pictorial Review under the title "Sugar House".[1]

  1. ^ Harrison-Kahan, Lori (2011). The White Negress: Literature, Minstrelsy and the Black-Jewish Imaginary. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. p. 96. ISBN 978-0-8135-4989-7. OCLC 774279017.