Father of the Bride (novel)

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Father of the Bride (novel) is a 1949 comic novel by Edward Streeter that humorously chronicles a middle-class American father's emotional and financial turmoil as he prepares for his daughter's wedding.

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instanceOf novel
adaptedInto Father of the Bride (1950 film) NERFINISHED
Father of the Bride (1991 film) NERFINISHED
Father of the Bride (stage play) NERFINISHED
author Edward Streeter NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
depicts emotional turmoil of a father
financial burdens of a wedding
wedding preparations
genre comedy
humor
mainCharacter Stanley Banks NERFINISHED
mediaType print
narrativePerspective first-person
notableFor humorous portrayal of a father’s reaction to his daughter’s wedding
originalLanguage English
publicationYear 1949
publisher Simon & Schuster
setting middle-class American family life
theme family relationships
financial stress
marriage
parenthood
social expectations
timePeriod mid-20th century United States

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Father of the Bride basedOn Father of the Bride (novel)
subject surface form: Father of the Bride (1950 film)
Vampire Weekend notableWork Father of the Bride (novel)
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride
Diane Keaton as Nina Banks basedOn Father of the Bride (novel)
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (1949 novel by Edward Streeter)
George Newbern as Bryan MacKenzie basedOn Father of the Bride (novel)
this entity surface form: Father of the Bride (novel by Edward Streeter)