 First edition | |
| Author | Madeleine L'Engle |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Series | Katherine Forrester |
| Genre | Bildungsroman (coming of age novel) |
| Publisher | Vanguard Press (1945) Farrar, Straus & Giroux (1984) |
Publication date | 1945 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 371 pp |
| ISBN | 0-374-26637-9 |
| OCLC | 10932055 |
| 813/.54 19 | |
| LC Class | PS3523.E55 S5 1984 |
| Followed by | A Severed Wasp |
The Small Rain is a semi-autobiographical novel by Madeleine L'Engle, about the many difficulties in the life of talented pianist Katherine Forrester between the ages of 10 and 19. Published in 1945 by the Vanguard Press, it was the first of L'Engle's long list of books, and was reprinted in 1984. L'Engle began work on it in college, and completed it while an actress in New York.[1]
An adaptation of the first part of The Small Rain for young people was also published by the Vanguard Press in 1968, entitled Prelude.
- ^ L'Engle, Madeleine (1984). The Small Rain. New York: Farrar, Straus & Giroux. vii-xii (Introduction). ISBN 0-374-26637-9.