Make Me an Offer (novel)

Make Me an Offer

First edition
Author	Wolf Mankowitz
Language	English
Genre	Comedy
Publisher	Deutsch Dutton (US)
Publication date	1952
Publication place	United Kingdom
Media type	Print

Make Me an Offer is a 1952 comedy novel by the British writer Wolf Mankowitz. ^[1] It was his debut novel and was a success. The plot revolves around an antique dealer. It was published in the United States by Dutton. ^[2] He followed it up with another success A Kid for Two Farthings in 1953.

Film adaptation

In 1954 it was made into the British film Make Me an Offer directed by Cyril Frankel and starring Peter Finch, Adrienne Corri and Finlay Currie. ^[3]

References

1. Gale p.715-16
2. Gale p.719
3. Goble p.304

Bibliography

• Gale, Steven H. Encyclopedia of British Humorists: Geoffrey Chaucer to John Cleese, Volume 1.
• Goble, Alan. The Complete Index to Literary Sources in Film. Walter de Gruyter, 1999.