The Member of the Wedding
The Member of the Wedding is a novel by Carson McCullers, first published by Houghton Mifflin in Boston in 1946. It follows twelve-year-old Frankie Addams over a few late-summer days in a small Southern town. McCullers adapted it for Broadway in 1950 and Fred Zinnemann filmed it in 1952.
- Editions tracked
- 2
- First edition
- Houghton Mifflin, 1946
- First published
- Houghton Mifflin, Boston, 1946
- First UK edition
- Cresset Press, 1947
The first edition of The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers was published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin in 1946. We track 2 editions.
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First edition
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Awards, adaptations and setting
Adaptations
- The Member of the Wedding film, 1952
- The Member of the Wedding television film, 1997
- The Member of the Wedding adaptation
Setting and characters
- Set in
- Georgia
In print
- Editions recorded
- 28 on Open Library, 20 in English
- Wikipedia
- Articles in 7 languages
From Wikidata and Open Library, both CC0. A prize or a new adaptation often lifts demand for the first printing.
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Who published the first edition of The Member of the Wedding?
The first edition of The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers was published in Boston by Houghton Mifflin in 1946.
How many editions of The Member of the Wedding are there?
We track 2 editions of The Member of the Wedding, including 1 first edition. Each has its own page with how to identify it.
Has The Member of the Wedding been adapted?
Yes, including The Member of the Wedding (adaptation), The Member of the Wedding (television film, 1997), The Member of the Wedding (film, 1952), according to Wikidata.
Where these facts come from
- The Member of the Wedding, Wikipedia (en.wikipedia.org)
- The Member of the Wedding (Q1440585), Wikidata (wikidata.org)
- The member of the wedding, Open Library (openlibrary.org)
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