Humoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It is a 1919 short story by Fannie Hurst. It debuted in Cosmopolitan in March that year and later that year was published in the collection Humoresque and Other Stories.[1] The plot focuses on a tale of young Jewish violinist caught between ghetto and salon.[2][3][4][5]
It was adapted into stage plays (1923, directed by J. Hartley Manners) and films (1920, directed by Frank Borzage; 1946, directed by Jean Negulesco) of the same name.[6][7][8]
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- ^ Hischak, Thomas S. (2014-01-10). American Literature on Stage and Screen: 525 Works and Their Adaptations. McFarland. pp. 97–98. ISBN 978-0-7864-9279-4.