Description
Published to unprecedented literary acclaim in 1924, the Pulitzer-winning novel So Big established Edna Ferber as one of the twentieth century’s major American storytellers. The enthralling and compellingly readable novel recounts a redoubtable woman’s efforts to create an authentic version of the American dream for herself and her son, nicknamed “So Big,” by moving up without selling out. Today, So Big can find a new audience among readers who care for women who value their individuality and independence. This Warbler Classics edition includes an introduction by Ulrich Baer and a detailed biographical timeline.
Binding Type: Paperback
Contributors: Edna Ferber,Ulrich Baer (Introduction by)
Published: 03/03/2022
Publisher: Warbler Classics
ISBN: 9781957240329
Pages: 232
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 0.53″ H x 8.50″ L x 5.50″ W
About the Author
Baer, Ulrich: – Ulrich Baer earned a B.A. from Harvard and a Ph.D. from Yale. He is University Professor at New York University, and has been awarded Guggenheim, Getty, and Alexander von Humboldt fellowships. He has published numerous books on poetry, photography and cultural politics. He is the host of the podcast “Think About It.” For Warbler Press he has written new introductions for Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice, Charlotte Brontë’s Jane Eyre, Charlotte Perkins Gilman’s The Yellow Wallpaper (with nine additional stories by women writers), and Virginia Woolf’s Mrs. Dalloway.Ferber, Edna: – Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was a bestselling American novelist, short story writer, and playwright. Many of her books were adapted into major motion pictures as well as Broadway plays and musicals. A proud Jewish American, she was a member of the Algonquin Round Table in New York City. Most of her works feature strong female protagonists and are noteworthy for their sensitivity to racial and ethnic discrimination of her time.
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