Manuel_Komroff

Manuel Komroff

Manuel Komroff

American dramatist

Manuel Komroff (September 7, 1890 – 10 December 1974) was an American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, editor and translator. He was born in New York where he began his working life as a journalist. He also spent some time in Russia during the Russian Revolution.

Manuel Komroff. Photo by Carl Van Vechten.

Marco Polo

One of his most successful publications was his edited version of The Travels of Marco Polo, first published in 1926.[1] He not only added a chapter which was missing in the William Marsden translation, but also revised parts of the Henry Yule editions.[2]

Works

Novels

Non-fiction

Portrait

There is a large 48x31" portrait of a 24-year-old, foppish Komroff, dated 1914, by Leon Kroll in the Portland Museum of Art ( Maine). Komroff is standing indoors, 3/4 view (to the knees), dressed to go outside. He is holding a large portfolio of papers in his right hand.

References

  1. [1]
    Polo, Marco; Goodwin, Jason (August 29, 2012). Komroff, Manuel (ed.). "The Travels of Marco Polo" – via Amazon.
  2. [2]
    "The Travels of Marco Polo". wwnorton.com.


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