Twenty-four Hours

by Louis Bromfield

1930. Louis Bromfield attained worldwide acclaim in the 1920s as the author of Early Autumn, his third novel and winner of the 1926 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. At age 29, Bromfield was regarded as one of America's most promising young novelists, compared to the likes of F. Scott Fitzgerald and Ernest Hemingway. His novels were among the first adapted for feature-length sound films. This is the story of the Towners, an adulterous couple, who survive a harrowing 24 Hours in which Jim Towner's lover, Rosie Duggan, manages to get bumped off by her maniacal husband Toni Bruzzi. A definite page turner. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.

Genres: Fiction, Classics

468 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1930

About the author

Louis Bromfield was an American author and conservationist who gained international recognition winning the Pulitzer Prize and pioneering innovative scientific farming concepts.

Bromfield studied agriculture at Cornell University from 1914 to 1916,[1] but transferred to Columbia University to study journalism. While at Columbia University, Louis Bromfield was initiated into the fraternal organization Phi Delta Theta. His time at Columbia would be short lived and he left after less than a year to go to war. After serving with the American Field Service in World War I and being awarded the Croix de Guerre and the Legion of Honor, he returned to New York City and found work as a reporter. In 1924, his first novel, The Green Bay Tree, won instant acclaim. He won the 1927 Pulitzer Prize for best novel for Early Autumn. All of his 30 books were best-sellers, and many, such as The Rains Came and Mrs. Parkington, were made into successful motion pictures.

photograph by: Carl Van Vechten

Reviews

[Virgilio Machado · Rating 5 out of 5]

Os romances de Bromfield estão entre os primeiros a serem adaptados ao cinema, em longas metragens com som e este foi o primeiro de Bromfield, no ano seguinte ao da publicação. Definitivamente impossível deixar de ler a página seguinte.

Adaptação da descrição da Amazon

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Adaptado ao cinema, em 1931, num filme com o mesmo nome (24 Horas), estreado em Portugal a 3 de Janeiro de 1933, com uma crítica muito favorável na IMDb ( http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0021580/ )

[Nestor B. · Rating 4 out of 5]

Surprisingly enjoyable and sharp account of a day in the life of relatively rich people (and some poor) in New York in the 1920s. Bromfield, an author unknown to me until now, creates vivid people which he delivers with sympathetic humor and warmth. The book is engaging and not easy to put down when first you’re into it.

[Andrew · Rating 3 out of 5]

Faintly Dickensian in its reliance on coincidence, but nonetheless enjoyable. Not especially profound, but an interesting representation of the retreat of New York's old conservative order and the rise of ambitious, deceptive Midwestern transplants.

[Julie · Rating 3 out of 5]

Characters both crusty and vivacious in New York society. An enjoyable read and an author I'll read again.

[norah · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5