''Open All Night'' () is a 1922 short story collection by the French writer
Paul Morand
Paul Morand (13 March 1888 – 24 July 1976) was a French author whose short stories and novellas were lauded for their style, wit and descriptive power. His most productive literary period was the interwar period of the 1920s and 1930s. He was m ...
. The book was the basis for a 1924 American film adaptation.
Contents
* Catalan Night (La nuit catalane)
* Turkish Night (La nuit turque)
* Roman Night (La nuit romaine)
* Six-Day Night (La nuit des six jours)
* Hungarian Night (La nuit hongroise)
* Borealis (La nuit nordique)
Publication
Éditions de la Nouvelle Revue Française published the book in France in 1922. It was published in English in 1923, translated by
Vyvyan Holland
Vyvyan Beresford Holland, (born Vyvyan Oscar Beresford Wilde; 3 November 1886 – 10 October 1967) was an English author and translator. He was the second-born son of Irish playwright Oscar Wilde and Constance Lloyd, and had a brother, Cyril.
...
.
Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an List of poets from the United States, American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a Collaboration with Nazi Germany and Fascist Ita ...
also translated the book in the 1920s, but was rejected by the British publisher Chapman and Dodd, which found the stories to be "unsuitable". Pound's translation was rediscovered in the 1970s and published by
New Directions Publishing
New Directions Publishing Corp. is an independent book publishing company that was founded in 1936 by James Laughlin (1914–1997) and incorporated in 1964. Its offices are located at 80 Eighth Avenue in New York City.
History
New Directions ...
in 1984, in a shared volume with ''
Tender Shoots''.
Adaptation
The book was the basis for the American silent film ''
Open All Night'', directed by
Paul Bern
Paul Bern (born Paul Levy; December 3, 1889September 5, 1932) was a German-born American film director, screenwriter and film producer, producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM), where he became the assistant to producer Irving Thalberg. He helped la ...
. The film premiered on 13 October 1924.
References
1922 short story collections
Books adapted into films
Short story collections by Paul Morand
French-language books
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