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So Big (1920)

So Big (1920)

Historical Fiction Classics Literary Fiction Family Fiction Coming of Age

Edna Ferber

Year: 1920
Authors: Edna Ferber
Print type: BOOK

Description:

So Big - winner of the Pulitzer Prize - the unforgettable story of Selina Peake Dejong, her marriage, widowhood, eventual success as a truck farmer, and of her son, Dirk. In So Big, Ferber simultaneously created a vivid picture of turn-of-the-century Chicago and dealt with the contemporary issues of poverty, Americanization, family tensions, sexism, and success.