Winner of the Pulitzer Prize“A masterpiece. . . . It has the completeness, [the] finality, that grips and exalts and convinces.” — Literary Review Widely regarded as the master work of celebrated author and Algonquin Round Table mainstay Edna Ferber—who also penned other classics including Show Boat, Giant, Ice Palace, Saratoga Trunk, and Cimarron—So Big is a rollicking panorama of Chicago at the … Cimarron—So Big is a rollicking panorama of Chicago at the turn of the 20th Century. Following 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).
So Big is a must-read for fans of contemporary novelists such Willa Cather (O Pioneers!), Pearl S. Buck (The Good Earth), and Marjorie Rawlings (The Yearling).
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This is the story of Selina Peake DeJong and her son Dirk “SoBig” Dejong. Selina, the daughter of a prosperous Chicago gambler during the turn of the century, is forced to make her own life, when her father passes away. Her journey takes her to rural Illinois, not far from bustling Chicago to teach the children of the local farmers. Her life …
I found this book because I didn’t know the answer to a USA Today crossword, and now the winner of the 1925 Pulitzer Prize is one of my all time faves. Reads surprisingly modern! So Big revolves around the story of a farm woman and the dream she has for her son. I love books that sweep decades and dive deep into the character’s emotional lives. …
So well written. Pulitzer material for sure. Well worth the read!!!
One the most unforgettable story I ever read.