Humoresque (1919 short story)
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Humoresque: A Laugh on Life with a Tear Behind It is a 1919 short story by Fannie Hurst. It debuted in Cosmopolitan in March that year and later that year was published in the collection Humoresque and Other Stories.[1] The plot focuses on a tale of young Jewish violinist caught between ghetto and salon.[2][3][4][5]
It was adapted into stage plays (1923, directed by J. Hartley Manners) and films (1920, directed by Frank Borzage; 1946, directed by Jean Negulesco) of the same name.[6][7][8]
