The Teahouse of the August Moon (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | Vern Sneider |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Genre | Comedy: Fiction |
| Set in | Okinawa, Japan |
| Publisher | Putnam Camphor Press |
Publication date | 1951 (2018) |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
| Pages | 282 pp (first edition) |
| OCLC | 429098 |
The Teahouse of the August Moon is a novel by Vern Sneider published in 1951. The book subsequently was adapted for a play (1953) and film (1956) with the same titles, both written by John Patrick, and later in 1970, the Broadway musical Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen by Patrick and Stan Freeman. It depicts the activities of U.S. Army military government officers and personnel in occupied Okinawa following World War II. The novel was republished in 2018 by Camphor Press.[1]
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External links[]
- The Teahouse of the August Moon (1953 play) at the Internet Broadway Database
- The Teahouse of the August Moon (1956 film) at IMDb
- Lovely Ladies, Kind Gentlemen (1970 musical) at the Internet Broadway Database
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- 1951 American novels
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- Novels set during World War II
- Novels set in Japan
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