Over the next few months cotten meets jennie again and again, eventually. Portrait of jennie ebook by robert nathan rakuten kobo. Buy portrait of jennie by robert nathan online at alibris. Arthur rackhams 1907 drawings for alice in wonderland revolutionized the carroll classic, the technology of book art, and the economics of illustration brain pickings 1907 alice in wonderland book cover drawing of alice by arthur rackham. In 1940, he wrote his most successful book, portrait of jennie, about a depressionera artist and the woman he is painting, who is slipping through time.
Then eben happens upon a young schoolgirl named jennie in central park. A story about eben adams, who is a struggling and depressed artist, meets a young girl named jennie. Her apparition reappears to eben periodically, each time a little older and a little more plausible as a romantic partner. Portrait of jennie is a good book, along the lines of the movie same name but of course there are certain things in the book that werent in the film. Eben adams is a talented but struggling artist in depression era new york who has never been able to find inspiration for a painting. Click the picture or the web link listed below to get portrait of jennie book. Books by robert nathan author of portrait of jennie. Portrait of jennie reaches back to silent cinema to find its most expressive and idiosyncratic effects, but the arty allusions and tempestuous ballyhoo are pure distillations of producer david o. I was hoping the book would correct the unnecessary. Jennifer jones duel in the sun and joseph cotten since you went away star in this tender and poetic tale that is enthralling from its touching beginning to its haunting conclusion.
Dunnes theories of dreams and the nature of time explored in his book an experiment with time 1927. The story opens in the winter of 1934 and ends almost a year later on 5 october. Portrait of jennie is considered a modern masterpiece of fantasy fiction and was made into a film, starring jennifer jones and joseph cotten. Author of such revered books as portrait of jennie, the bishop s wife, the river journey, and stonecliff, robert nathan was born in new york city in 1894 and was educated at private schools in the united states and switzerland. Robert nathan on the mall in central park one winter twilight, eben adams, hungry and discouraged, was trudging homeward to his cheap room, a portfolio of unsold sketches under his arm. Portrait of jennie 1948 directed by william dieterle. Saddened by the loss of his muse, he begins to scour the city for her, and when he does find her again, he is shocked to discover that she has aged several years since their last meeting.
Jennifer jones is simply luminous, turning in her second quietly staggering performance, after cluny brown. While painting in central park one morning, eben makes the acquaintance of a schoolgirl named jennie jennifer jones, who prattles on about things that happened years ago. Portrait of jennie, screen play by paul osborn and peter berneis, from the book by robert nathan. So you can imagine how i felt when i was reading the kindle edition and totally absorbed in the climax of the book, when there appeared a series of ludicrous typos that made nonsense of the story. Moreover,im almost sure that richard matheson saw this movie for its influence on his bid time return novel transferred to. Author of such revered books as portrait of jennie, the bishops wife, the river journey, and stonecliff, robert nathan was born in new york city in 1894 and was educated at private schools in the united states and switzerland. Dec 12, 2016 todays book is a recommendation for the greatest surreal movie of 1948 i have yet to find one that beats this movie, portrait of jennie.
Eben then begins his portrait of jennie, and the next day, while dining at a restaurant, tells his taxi driver friend, gus otoole, about her. Portrait of jennie portrait of jennie audiobook, by robert nathan. Questia read the fulltext online edition of portrait of jennie 1940. The portrait of jennie jennifer jones was painted by artist robert brackman. Portrait of jennie by robert nathan, 1940 online research. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your. Over the years, however, i completely forgot about it until i saw it pop up on my goodreads feed a little while back. Uncommonly good collectible and rare books from uncommonly good booksellers. Robert nathan the story of a young artist who meets a girl named jenny who changes his life. Portrait of jennie will perhaps most vividly recall balderstons berkeley square, for, like that, it is a love story that transcends the boundaries of time. Portrait of jennie by robert nathan and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at.
The portrait was a property of the producer, as it was painted as a prop to the movie. Portrait of jennie by robert nathan nook book ebook. This is only the second true first issue copy weve ever seen. The portrait of jennie jennifer jones used in the film was painted by artist robert brackman and is. Portrait of jennie by robert nathan favorite books, music. Eben takes out the scarf to show gus and notices an advertisement for jennie s parents act on the newspaper, which is dated 1910. His work has thus far left influential art dealers unimpressed. Jan 08, 2018 classic movie dilemma with portrait of jennie. Portrait of jennie is a 1948 fantasy film based on the novella by robert nathan. Find portrait of jennie by nathan, robert at biblio. November 16, 2015 please do not copy, print, or crop logo. I read this book several times when i was a teenager.
You can read into a lot of metaphorical stuff in the film and the book cleverly done. Its fifteen chapters are narrated in the first person from the viewpoint of the main character, eben. But before he can finish the portrait, jennie vanishes. I made a rule never to see a film inspired by a book id read because the movies so often mangle the intent of a book, abbreviating for time it takes much longer to read a story than passively watch one translating content from literal to visual to meet demands of the medium. The books, fiction and nonfiction, print and audio that i most loved in the line that held us by david joy story of the powers of love and hate, good and evil and the lengths men will go to protect the ones they most love. The portrait of jennie by robert nathan was originally published in 1940. The aforementioned portrait of jennie and the bishops wife, as well as one more spring, wake up and dream from the novel the enchanted voyage and color of evening. There are significant differences between the nathans. Robert nathan has 52 books on goodreads with 3763 ratings. In depressionera new york, painter eben adams joseph cotten despairs at his lack of success. Portrait of jennie 1940 is a novella by american novelist robert natham.
One day, after he finally finds someone to buy a painting from him, a pretty but odd young girl named jennie appleton appears and strikes up an unusual friendship with eben. It stars jennifer jones as the title character a coincidence, not the danza and joseph cotten as eben adams. Portrait of jennie is one of my favorite books, written by a masterful author. The official home of penguin books usa, publishers of bestselling fiction, nonfiction, classics, and childrens books. Intrigued by her mystical quality and her knowledge of things that happened. Portrait of jennie by robert nathan, 1940 online research library. Borrowing from peter ibbetson hathaway,1935,from the portrait of dorian gray lewin,1944,the final trick is the sameor from the the ghost and mrs muir mankiewicz,1947,it succeeds in connecting all the links of the chain. This story combines romance, fantasy, mystery, and the supernatural. Portrait of jennie 1948 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. I first read this in 7th grade, and since then robert nathan has become my most favorite writer and portrait of jennie has become my most beloved book of all time. This book is very good, some people have actually downloaded and read the portrait of jennie right here. Portrait of jennie book by robert nathan thriftbooks.
The most successful of nathans books, it is considered a modern masterpiece of fantasy fiction. Its mood lingers in the heart and its planes challenge the mind. Portrait of jennie by william dieterle joseph cotten. If you like time travel wherein the character finds that one perfect person, this is the book for you. Portrait of jennie project gutenberg selfpublishing. Portrait of jennie can be bracketed in the multi genre department, part mystery, part romance and certainly fantastical, its a wonderfully put together picture that is ready made to lift the gloom on a dark winters night. Portrait of jennie is a novel by american writer robert nathan, first published in 1940. The book was adapted for the screen by leonardo bercovici, paul osborn, and peter berneis. One of a small number of publishers prepublication copies with a special printed flyleaf usually blank this first edition of the portrait of jennie by robert nathan which appeared serially in fall 1939 issues is presented to you with the compliments of redbook magazine. Portrait of jennie 1948 frequently asked questions imdb. Like there is no distance on this earth as far away as yesterday. This is a presentation copy inscribed by the author on the halftitle.
Portrait of jennie download and read it free portrait of jennie book as ebook, pdf, kindle ebook or ms word. When struggling artist eben adams joseph cotten meets the beautiful and mysterious jennie appleton jennifer jones, he is instantly captivated. Portrait of jennie by robert nathan fantastic fiction. I made a rule never to see a film inspired by a book id read because the movies so often mangle. So you can imagine how i felt when i was reading the kindle edition and totally absorbed in the climax of the book, when there appeared a. Portrait of jennie is a fantasy that depicts romantic love as a source of artistic inspiration. While painting in central park one morning, eben makes the acquaintance of a schoolgirl named jennie jennifer jones, who prattles on. Read portrait of jennie by robert nathan available from rakuten kobo. The film was directed by william dieterle and produced by david o.
Portraits by jennie added 8 new photos to the album. According to wikipedia, it was exposed in the home of davide o. I first read robert nathans portrait of jennie as impressionable young man of sixteen or seventeen. In portrait of jennie, joseph cotten plays an artist, eben adams, who is unable to bring any true feeling to his work. Portrait of jennie comes to life when eben talks about art, and the scenes describing a hurricane are so vivid that i felt as though i were there. Robert nathans most popular book is portrait of jennie. William dieterles 1948 masterpiece portrait of jennie also supports this idea. Portrait of jennie is a 1948 film based on the novella by robert nathan, directed by william dieterle and produced by david o. One cold winter evening in central park, he meets an enigmatic, oldfashioned little girl, jennie appleton jennifer jones, who captures his fancy when she asks him to wait for her to grow up.
There is such a thing as hunger for more than food, and that. Where is the portrait that robert brackman did for david. Like the impoverished genjuro, eben adams joseph cotton isnt so much avaricious as he is lacking in selfworth, and his relationship to the eponymous jennie is seemingly summoned by his need to transcend the desperation of his loneliness and poverty. Home browse books book details, portrait of jennie. There is a paranormal aspect to the story because jennie is actually a spirit, but those scenes are so fleeting that i scarcely noticed them. This is one of the most wonderful love stories ever written.
Artist eben adams has never been able to impress influential art dealer henry matthews with his work until he sketches a. Before long, jennie has become his greatest muse and he is enjoying success beyond his dreams. Portrait of jennie by robert nathan, first edition abebooks. Portrait of jennie by robert nathan favorite books. One of the most unusual romances ever filmed, portrait of jennie is a picture of sumptuous perfection. The portrait of jennie is a perfect film in an achingly brief 86 minutes, and it effortlessly achieves the dreamy mythic quality of a longlost story from childhood. At the 21st academy awards, it won an oscar for best special effects paul eagler, joseph mcmillan johnson, russell shearman and clarence slifer. Eben adams is a young painter in depressionera new york just looking to make a living.