Download or read book Edna Ferber Whose Novel So Big was Awarded the Pulitzer Prize for the Best American Novel of 1924 written by Rogers Dickinson and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book So Big written by Edna Ferber and published by . This book was released on 2020-05-23 with total page 364 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: So Big is a 1924 novel written by Edna Ferber. The book was inspired by the life of Antje Paarlberg in the Dutch community of South Holland, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1925. The story follows the life of a young woman, Selina Peake De Jong, who decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the young Roelf Pool to follow his interests, which include art. Upon his mother's death, Roelf runs away to France. Meanwhile, Selina marries a Dutch farmer named Pervus. They have a child together, Dirk, whom she nicknames "So Big," from the common question and answer "How big is baby? " "So-o-o-o big!". Pervus becomes ill and dies, and Selina is forced to take over working on the farm to give Dirk a future. As Dirk gets older, he works as an architect but is more interested in making money than creating buildings and becomes a stock broker, much to his mother's disappointment. His love interest, Dallas O'Mara, an acclaimed artist, echoes this sentiment by trying to convince Dirk that there is more to life than money. Much later in life, Selina is visited by Roelf Pool, who has since become a famous sculptor. Dirk grows very distressed when, after visiting his mother's farm, he realizes that Dallas and Roelf love each other and he cannot compete with the artistically minded sculptor. In the end, Dirk comes to appreciate the wisdom of his mother, who always valued aesthetics and beauty even as she scraped out a living in a stern Dutch community. Ultimately, Dirk is left alone in his sumptuous apartment, saddened by his abandonment of artistic values.
Download or read book So Big written by Edna Ferber and published by . This book was released on 2020-09-29 with total page 248 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edna Ferber's Pulitzer Prize winning novel, "So Big," tells of the highs and lows of Chicago's rural communities. Selina DeJong has big plans after her father suddenly dies but life brings more failures than she expected.
Download or read book The Making of The President 1960 written by and published by . This book was released on 1961 with total page 452 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Edna Ferber written by Rogers Dickinson and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 56 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Ice Palace written by Edna Ferber and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1958, Ice Palace is Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber's classic and mighty novel about the taming of a great northern wilderness—Alaska. Czar Kennedy came to Alaska for money and power, Thor Storm for a dream. This is the story of their struggle, over a long half-century, for the future of Alaska and the destiny of their beautiful, rebellious granddaughter, Christine, a courageous woman who must make a choice that will shape the destiny of a new generation. Above all, it is the glowing and eloquent tale of Alaska itself—the last, great American frontier.
Download or read book The Able McLaughlins written by Margaret Wilson and published by DigiCat. This book was released on 2022-05-28 with total page 175 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Able McLaughlins is a 1923 novel by Margaret Wilson. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1924. The story is about Wully McLaughlin, doughty but inarticulate young hero, returns from Grant's army to find that his sweetheart, Christie McNair, has fallen a victim, against her will, to the scapegrace of the community, Peter Keith. She has concealed her plight from every one, but cannot conceal it from him.
Download or read book Plumes written by Laurence Stallings and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 366 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Lady Rose s Daughter written by Mrs. Humphry Ward and published by IndyPublish.com. This book was released on 1903 with total page 524 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book SHOW BOAT written by EDNA FERBER and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 410 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Edna Ferber Best Novels written by Edna Ferber and published by . This book was released on 2017-08-25 with total page 324 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Edna Ferber (1885 -1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1929; made into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), and Giant (1952; made into the 1956 Hollywood movie).Ferber's novels generally featured strong female protagonists, along with a rich and diverse collection of supporting characters. She usually highlighted at least one strong secondary character who faced discrimination ethnically or for other reasons; through this technique, Ferber demonstrated her belief that people are people and that the not-so-pretty people have the best character.In this book:Cheerful--By Request, 1918Fanny Herself, 1917Dawn O'Hara, 1911
Download or read book Scarlet Sister Mary written by Julia Peterkin and published by Standard Ebooks. This book was released on 2024-10-15T15:48:10Z with total page 244 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in the post-Civil War South on Blue Brook Plantation, Scarlet Sister Mary tells the story of Mary, a fifteen-year-old orphan girl in a close-knit Gullah community. As she prepares to marry the charismatic but unreliable July, Mary finds herself torn between tradition and her own desires. Love, community, and superstition intertwine as Mary learns who and what truly matter to her. Scarlet Sister Mary, written at the height of the Harlem Renaissance, is notable for its depiction of African-American life, particularly the Gullah people; and especially so because it was written by a white author, something very unusual for the era. It won Julia Peterkin the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1929. The Pulitzer was not without controversy. The jury chair had spoken publicly of another candidate, Victim and Victor by John Rathbone Oliver, as his favorite for the prize, which was reported in Publishers’ Weekly as being the actual announcement of the winner. Shortly afterward, The New York Times published an article by the head of the Advisory Board refuting Publishers’ Weekly. Ultimately, the Advisory Board chose Scarlet Sister Mary as the winner and, subsequently, the jury chair resigned. Despite this, the novel remains a noteworthy part of the early 20th-century conversation on race and Southern literature. This book is part of the Standard Ebooks project, which produces free public domain ebooks.
Download or read book Giant written by Don Graham and published by Macmillan + ORM. This book was released on 2018-04-10 with total page 408 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A larger-than-life narrative of the making of the classic film, marking the rise of America as a superpower, the ascent of Hollywood celebrity, and the flowering of Texas culture as mythology. Featuring James Dean, Rock Hudson, and Elizabeth Taylor, Giant is an epic film of fame and materialism, based around the discovery of oil at Spindletop and the establishment of the King Ranch of south Texas. Isolating his star cast in the wilds of West Texas, director George Stevens brought together a volatile mix of egos, insecurities, sexual proclivities, and talent. Stevens knew he was overwhelmed with Hudson’s promiscuity, Taylor’s high diva-dom, and Dean’s egotistical eccentricity. Yet he coaxed performances out of them that made cinematic history, winning Stevens the Academy Award for Best Director and garnering nine other nominations, including a nomination for Best Actor for James Dean, who died before the film was finished. In this compelling and impeccably researched narrative history of the making of the film, Don Graham chronicles the stories of Stevens, whose trauma in World War II intensified his ambition to make films that would tell the story of America; Edna Ferber, a considerable literary celebrity, who meets her match in the imposing Robert Kleberg, proprietor of the vast King Ranch; and Glenn McCarthy, an American oil tycoon; and Errol Flynn lookalike with a taste for Hollywood. Drawing on archival sources Graham’s Giant is a comprehensive depiction of the film’s production showing readers how reality became fiction and fiction became cinema.
Download or read book Great Son written by Edna Ferber and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2014-03-04 with total page 234 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Originally published in 1945, the triumphant novel of a great American family dynasty in the Pacific Northwest, by Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber. Great Son tells the story of four generations of the Melendys, a family grown rich and ill at ease, who watched Seattle grow from a village to a skyscraper town, who felt the rhythm and sweep of America in the building, and the call of the Alaskan gold fields. There is Madam Exact Melendy, who saw Seattle grow from an Indian camp to the wonder city of the Northwest, and Vaughan, her son, who wrested three fortunes from the wilderness, but yielded to the domination of three women. Finally, there is Mike Melendy, a clear-eyed representative of the new generation, who, feeling there was no place to go but up, took to flying. With her signature colorful prose, Edna Ferber brings to life the triumphant story of the magnificent Melendy men and women.
Download or read book The Girls written by Edna Ferber and published by . This book was released on 1921 with total page 392 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tells the story of the Thrift women -- a great aunt, a niece, and a grand niece - who live on Chicago's South Side.
Download or read book Plumes written by Laurence Stallings and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Richard Plume is a U.S. Marine whose combat injuries ultimately cost him a leg and much faith in his government and society. Carefully structured to emphasize the immediacy of problems faced by its players, the novel relegates combat scenes to flashbacks and centers instead on the struggles Richard faces as he tries to carve out a humble but honest existence in postwar Washington, D.C., for his wife, Esme, and son, Dickie.
Download or read book Dawn O Hara The Girl Who Laughed written by Edna Ferber and published by BoD – Books on Demand. This book was released on 2024-01-01 with total page 153 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Dawn O'Hara" is a singular written by Edna Ferber, an American author acknowledged for her insightful and individual-pushed works. The narrative revolves across the life of the titular character, Dawn O'Hara, a younger and formidable newspaperwoman. Set in opposition to the backdrop of early 20th-century New York City, the novel offers a compelling exploration of Dawn's adventure as she navigates the demanding situations and triumphs of each her private and professional lifestyles. Ferber's storytelling captures the spirit of the times, addressing troubles alongside gender roles, social expectations, and the evolving panorama of journalism. Dawn O'Hara, together with her wit and resolution, will become a relatable and dynamic protagonist. The novel delves into Dawn's stories, relationships, and her quest for achievement in a male-dominated career. "Dawn O'Hara" displays Ferber's keen observations of human nature and her functionality to combination humor with poignant insights. The narrative is not best an individual observe however additionally a social commentary on the converting dynamics of girls’ roles within the early twentieth century. With a combination of romance, humor, and societal critique, Ferber's artwork remains a noteworthy contribution to American literature, showcasing her expertise for shooting the complexities of lifestyles at some stage in this transformative length.
