So Big
by Edna Ferber
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Until he was almost ten the name stuck to him.
Until he was almost ten the name stuck to him.
About this book
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.
Themes & subjects
Family relationshipsFathers and daughtersFictionGamblersPulitzer Prize Winneraward:pulitzer_prize=1925
First published 1920Setting
Chicago (Ill.)
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