The Teahouse of the August Moon (novel)

This article is about the 1951 novel. For other uses, see The Teahouse of the August Moon.
The Teahouse of the August Moon

First edition
Author Vern Sneider
Country United States
Language English
Genre Comedy: Fiction
Publisher Putnam
Publication date
1951
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 was subsequently 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 US Army military government officers and personnel in occupied Okinawa following World War II.



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