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The Human Comedy (novel)

The Human Comedy is a 1943 novel by William Saroyan. It originated as a 240-page film script written for MGM. Saroyan was planning to produce and direct the film, but he was dropped from the project either because the script was too long or because a short film he directed as a test was not considered acceptable – or both. He walked off the lot, went…

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Author
William Saroyan
Publication date
February 4, 1943
Publisher
Harcourt
Illustrator
Don Freeman
Language
English
Media type
Print (hardback and paperback)

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The Human Comedy (novel)

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Avg. degree1.94
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The Human Comedy (novel)

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Author · 1
The Human Comedy (novel) → William Saroyan
Illustrator · 1
The Human Comedy (novel) → Don Freeman
Language · 1
The Human Comedy (novel) → English
Media type · 1
The Human Comedy (novel) → Print (hardback and paperback)
Publication date · 1
The Human Comedy (novel) → February 4, 1943
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The Human Comedy (novel) → United States
Publisher · 1
The Human Comedy (novel) → Harcourt

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The Human Comedy (novel)AuthorWilliam Saroyan1.00infobox
The Human Comedy (novel)IllustratorDon Freeman1.00infobox
The Human Comedy (novel)LanguageEnglish1.00infobox
The Human Comedy (novel)Media typePrint (hardback and paperback)1.00infobox
The Human Comedy (novel)Publication dateFebruary 4, 19431.00infobox
The Human Comedy (novel)Publication placeUnited States1.00infobox
The Human Comedy (novel)PublisherHarcourt1.00infobox

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