God Must Be Sad

by Fannie Hurst

Cloth; Very Good; Dust Jacket - Good; Brown cloth binding w/ title & author in bright gilt, no wear, illus. dust jacket, some toning, small closed edge tear and some edgewear, not price clipped, full photo of Fanny Hurst on rear of dustjacket. STATED FIRST EDITION. 284pp., top edge color green. Internally tight & clean. A very nice copy.

262 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 1961

About the author

Fannie Hurst was born in Ohio, grew up in St. Louis and spent her adult life in New York City. She is the author of 17 novels and more than 250 short stories, as well as plays, screenplays, memoirs, essays and articles. Her best-remembered works are those turned into films, including: Imitation of Life, Back Street, Humoresque, The Younger Generation, and Young at Heart. She was active in a variety of progressive Jewish, social justice, labor, peace and women’s organizations. A lifelong philanthropist, Hurst willed her considerable estate to her alma mater Washington University and to Brandeis University.