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Title	:	So Big
Author	:	Edna Ferber
Book Format	:	paperback
Book Edition	:	Special Edition
Pages	:	Pages: 254 pages
Published	:	1965 by Avon (first published 1924)
Categories	:	Fiction. Classics. Historical. Historical Fiction

So Big paperback | Pages: 254 pages

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Winner of the 1924 Pulitzer Prize, So Big is widely regarded as Edna Ferber's crowning achievement. A rollicking panorama of Chicago's high and low life, this stunning novel follows the travails of gambler's daughter Selina Peake DeJong as she struggles to maintain her dignity, her family, and her sanity in the face of monumental challenges. This is the stunning and unforgettable “novel to read and to remember” by an author who “critics of the 1920s and 1930s did not hesitate to call the greatest American woman novelist of her day” (New York Times).

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Original Title:	So Big
Setting:	Chicago, Illinois(United States)
Literary Awards:	Pulitzer Prize for Novel (1925)

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I was really excited to read this Pulitzer, but after the first 50-75 pages I thought I was just going to be working through this book. It seemed much in the mold of prototypical American fiction of that time, with the choppy mid-American prose I don't like and a 'pull yourself up from your bootstraps' story that is a dollar a dozen, especially in that era. The dialogue in particular, used like a blunt instrument, rubbed me the wrong way. I heard a lot of this in Arrowsmith as well (although I

The titular character is Dirk DeJong, a farm boy of Dutch ancestry. His mother calls him So Big after the common childhood question, 'How big is baby?'But before there is the story of So Big, there is the story of Selina Peake, his mother. Her mother died young and her maiden aunts brought her up. She loved to read. She became a teacher and moved to High Prairie Illinois, southwest of Chicago. The area was farm country. A local farmer, Pervus DeJong, fell for her. The rest is the story of their

This was a very different, very enjoyable read for me. Thanks for nudging this now forgotten little gem my way, Susan. Your instincts for what I would like were, as always, unerring. So Big was Edna Ferbers Pulitzer Prize winning book from 1924. Despite the accolades I didnt know what to think going into it. For one, I imagined the language would seem a little dainty and old-fashioned. For another, it was mostly set on a vegetable farm not exactly promising. The first few pages scared me, too,

Winner of a Pulitzer Prize in 1925, this novel is still well worth reading almost 100 years later. Author Edna Ferbers prose is a delight to read. There is a good balance between narrative and dialogue; the story moves along at a comfortable pace, never boring, never frantic. The author paints beautiful pictures and lively characters with well-chosen words. There is no flowery language here - just plain good English! This book was, for me, pure entertainment. If you are looking for a story that

I was really excited to read this Pulitzer, but after the first 50-75 pages I thought I was just going to be working through this book. It seemed much in the mold of prototypical American fiction of that time, with the choppy mid-American prose I don't like and a 'pull yourself up from your bootstraps' story that is a dollar a dozen, especially in that era. The dialogue in particular, used like a blunt instrument, rubbed me the wrong way. I heard a lot of this in Arrowsmith as well (although I

I'm going to say right off that I wasn't in the mood for this book. It deserves more than 2* because it's very well-written, and the theme is great - but I expected it to be something different than it was, and couldn't get past my disappointment. My bad. Anyway, the theme is compelling, and I didn't have any difficulty reading through the whole book, so I'd say that is a result of clearly excellent writing. If you're interested in a story about an American woman looking for beauty and worth in

This style and depth of characterization, what we "know" about the main protagonists, those aspects are presented in a lovely old fashioned way, but not in a dated sense. This book definitely stands the test of time. I have to say that I enjoyed the first 2/3rds far more than the last 1/3rd. Selena's sentimentality in the later parts, and the Dirk progression lost a star for me. Knowing all the Chicago land marks, and how she fictionalized South Holland and U. of Chicago especially, that was