Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe
1987 novel by Fannie Flagg / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe is a 1987 novel by American author Fannie Flagg. Set in Alabama, it weaves together the past and the present through the blossoming friendship between Evelyn Couch, a middle-aged housewife, and Ninny Threadgoode, an elderly woman who lives in a nursing home. Every week Evelyn visits Ninny, who recounts stories of her youth in Whistle Stop, Alabama, where her sister-in-law, Idgie, and her friend, Ruth, ran a café. These stories, along with Ninny's friendship, enable Evelyn to begin a new, satisfying life while allowing the people and stories of Ninny's youth to live on. The book explores themes of family, aging, lesbianism, and the dehumanizing effects of racism on both black and white people.[1]
Author | Fannie Flagg |
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Country | United States |
Language | English |
Genre | Fiction |
Publisher | Random House |
Publication date | August 12, 1987 |
Media type | |
Pages | 403 pp |
ISBN | 0-394-56152-X |
OCLC | 15792039 |
813/.54 19 | |
LC Class | PS3556.L26 F7 1987 |
It was adapted as a feature film, Fried Green Tomatoes, which was released in 1991. A television series adaptation was reportedly in development as of 2020, with executive producers Norman Lear and Reba McEntire, who was also to star but the series was abandoned.[2]