William Saroyan

2 summariesHistorical Fiction, Young Adult, Fiction

William Saroyan was an Armenian-American novelist, playwright, and short story writer. He was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1940, and in 1943 won the Academy Award for Best Story for the film The Human Comedy. When the studio rejected his original 240-page treatment, he turned it into a novel, The Human Comedy. Saroyan is regarded as one of the greatest writers of the 20th century.

Books by William Saroyan

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The Human Comedy
William Saroyan
4.0 (5k) average on GoodreadsHistorical Fiction
In World War II California, fourteen-year-old Homer Macauley races through Ithaca as a telegraph messenger, delivering news of love, money, and death. This work forces him to confront human emotion and grow from boy to man, all set against his immigrant family's strong spirit.
My Name Is Aram
William Saroyan
Fiction