''Open All Night'' () is a 1922 short story collection by the French writer
Paul Morand. 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.
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.
Ezra Pound
Ezra Weston Loomis Pound (30 October 1885 – 1 November 1972) was an expatriate American poet and critic, a major figure in the early modernist poetry movement, and a Fascism, fascist collaborator in Italy during World War II. His works ...
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 in 1984, in a shared volume with ''
Tender Shoots
''Tender Shoots'' () is a 1921 short story collection by the French writer Paul Morand. It has also been published in English as ''Green Shoots'' and ''Fancy Goods''. It consists of three stories about independent young women. The stories are m ...
''.
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 producer for Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, where he became the assistant to Irving Thalberg. He helped launch the career of Jean Harlo ...
. The film premiered on 13 October 1924.
References
1922 short story collections
Books adapted into films
French short story collections
French-language books
Works by Paul Morand
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