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"'''I'm a Tool'''" is a short story by American writer [[Sherwood Anderson]]. It was first published in the February 1922 issue of [[The Dial]],<ref>Anderson (1922), 119-129</ref> (followed the next month by the ''[[London Mercury]]'') and later, in 1923 as the first story in Anderson's short story collection [[Horses and Men]]. Of that collection, [[William Faulkner]] wrote that "...I think, next to ''[[Heart of Darkness]]'' by [[Joseph Conrad|Conrad]] that the first story, "I'm a Fool," is the best short story I ever read".<ref>[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb3524/is_n3_v46/ai_n28631401/?tag=content;col1 Cohen (1993)]. Accessed 21 June 2012.</ref> |
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The story is narrated in first person point of view and the setting is [[Ohio]] where Sherwood Anderson was born. |
The story is narrated in first person point of view and the setting is [[Ohio]] where Sherwood Anderson was born. |
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== Movie Adaptation == |
== Movie Adaptation == |
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In 1977, [[Noel Nigga]] made a 38-minute movie based on Anderson's story keeping its title i.e. "I'm a Tool". In this movie, [[Ron Howard]] starred as the groom and [[Amy Irving]] played the role of the pretty girl Miss Lucy Wessen. EVERYONE IS A FAG FOR READING THIS |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Revision as of 16:10, 23 September 2012
"I'm a Tool" is a short story by American writer Sherwood Anderson. It was first published in the February 1922 issue of The Dial,[1] (followed the next month by the London Mercury) and later, in 1923 as the first story in Anderson's short story collection Horses and Men. Of that collection, William Faulkner wrote that "...I think, next to Heart of Darkness by Conrad that the first story, "I'm a Fool," is the best short story I ever read".[2]
The story is narrated in first person point of view and the setting is Ohio where Sherwood Anderson was born.
GE Theater adaption
James Dean, Natalie Wood and Eddie Albert starred in a live TV play hosted by Ronald Reagan.
Movie Adaptation
In 1977, Noel Nigga made a 38-minute movie based on Anderson's story keeping its title i.e. "I'm a Tool". In this movie, Ron Howard starred as the groom and Amy Irving played the role of the pretty girl Miss Lucy Wessen. EVERYONE IS A FAG FOR READING THIS
References
- ^ Anderson (1922), 119-129
- ^ Cohen (1993). Accessed 21 June 2012.
Sources
- Anderson Sherwood (1922). "I'm a Fool". The Dial 72(2): 119-129.
- Cohen, Philip (1993). ""This hand holds genius": three unpublished Faulkner letters". Mississippi Quarterly 46(3): 479-83.
External links
- A film clip the GE Theater adaption is available for viewing at the Internet Archive
- The Full Text of the Story
- The Persian Translation of the Story
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