''Your Turn to Curtsy, My Turn to Bow'' is a 1958 novel from
William Goldman
William Goldman (August 12, 1931 – November 16, 2018) was an American novelist, playwright, and screenwriter. He first came to prominence in the 1950s as a novelist before turning to screenwriting. He won Academy Awards for his screenplays '' ...
.
Background
Goldman wrote the book after a 50-week break following his first novel and finished it in seven days. (Other accounts say ten.)
Goldman says he was inspired by reading a story by
Harold Brodkey
Harold Brodkey (October 25, 1930 – January 26, 1996), born Aaron Roy Weintraub, was an American short-story writer and novelist.
Life
Brodkey was the second child born in Staunton, Illinois, to Max Weintraub and Celia Glazer Weintraub (1899 ...
in the ''New Yorker'' called "First Love" and feeling he could write a better love story.
The book was not widely reviewed when it came out but enjoyed more than fourteen publications in paperback since it came out. Goldman:
Doubleday published it because they thought I might make some money for them someday, but the book found a certain cult. It's sold a lot of copies and it's very popular with the kids in the high schools and colleges. It's a very strange thing.
Adaptation
A film version was announced in 1964 but was never made.
References
*Andersen, Richard, ''William Goldman'', Twayne Publishers, 1979
*Egan, Sean, ''William Goldman: The Reluctant Storyteller'', Bear Manor Media 2014
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1958 American novels
Novels by William Goldman
Doubleday (publisher) books