The Guest of Quesnay

Newton Booth Tarkington, a prominent American novelist and dramatist, gained acclaim for works like The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams, earning the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction twice. Once celebrated as America's greatest living author in the early 20th century, his contributions helped shape a literary Golden Age in Indiana alongside contemporaries like Meredith Nicholson and George Ade. Though largely forgotten today, his stories have been adapted into films, showcasing his lasting impact on American literature.