''Make Me an Offer'' is a 1952 comedy novel by the British writer

Wolf Mankowitz Cyril Wolf Mankowitz (7 November 1924 – 20 May 1998) was an English writer, playwright and screenwriter. He is particularly known for three novels— ''Make Me an Offer'' (1952), '' A Kid for Two Farthings'' (1953) and ''My Old Man's a Dustma ...

. It was his debut novel and was a success. The plot revolves around an antique dealer. It was published in the United States by Dutton. He followed it up with another success '' A Kid for Two Farthings'' in 1953.

Film adaptation

In 1954 it was made into the British film '' Make Me an Offer'' directed by Cyril Frankel and starring

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and

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.Goble p.304

References

Bibliography

* Gale, Steven H. ''Encyclopedia of British Humorists: Geoffrey Chaucer to John Cleese, Volume 1''. * Goble, Alan. ''The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film''. Walter de Gruyter, 1999. 1952 British novels Comedy novels Novels set in England British novels adapted into films André Deutsch books Novels by Wolf Mankowitz {{1950s-comedy-novel-stub