So Big by Edna Ferber
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"So Big" by Edna Ferber is a novel published in 1924. The story follows Selina Peake De Jong, a schoolteacher who marries a Dutch farmer and faces hardship when widowed. She struggles to work the farm and provide for her son Dirk, whom she nicknames "So Big." As Dirk grows up, he pursues wealth over artistic passion, disappointing his mother who has always valued beauty and creativity despite her difficult circumstances. The
novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Author | Ferber, Edna, 1885-1968 |
|---|---|
| Title | So Big |
| Note | Wikipedia page about this book: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/So_Big_(novel) |
| Credits |
Produced by Alex White and the online Distributed Proofreaders Canada team at www.pgdpcanada.net |
| Reading Level | Reading ease score: 83.9 (6th grade). Easy to read. |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature |
| Subject | Domestic fiction |
| Subject | Fathers and daughters -- Fiction |
| Subject | Bildungsromans |
| Subject | Chicago (Ill.) -- Fiction |
| Subject | Gamblers -- Family relationships -- Fiction |
| Category | Text |
| eBook-No. | 61686 |
| Release Date | Mar 27, 2020 |
| Last Update | Oct 17, 2024 |
| Copyright | Public domain in the USA. |
| Downloads | 529 downloads in the last 30 days. |
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