Autour du monde avec Tante Mame
- 390 pages
- 14 hours of reading
Patrick Dennis Book order (chronological)
May 18, 1921 – November 6, 1976
Edward Everett Tanner III, despite being one of the most popular novelists of the 1950s and 1960s, spent the final years of his life as a butler. A bisexual man, he maintained a wife and family while also pursuing relationships with men. His writing often delved into the complexities of human connection and societal expectations, earning him a broad readership. Tanner masterfully navigated the inner lives of his characters, crafting narratives that were both engaging and frequently surprising.
Encore, Encore! The brilliant sequel to the smash bestseller Auntie Mame is back and the reviews are in ...
Wildly successful when it was first published in 1955, Patrick Dennis' Auntie Mame sold over two million copies and stayed put on the New York Times bestseller list for 112 weeks. It was made into a play, a Broadway as well as a Hollywood musical, and a fabulous movie starring Rosalind Russell. Since then, Mame has taken her rightful place in the pantheon of Great and Important People as the world's most beloved, madcap, devastatingly sophisticated, and glamorous aunt. She is impossible to resist, and this hilarious story of an orphaned ten-year-old boy sent to live with his aunt is as delicious a read in the twenty-first century as it was in the 1950s.