Pulitzer Prize Fiction Winner
So Big
by Edna Ferber
Summary
Selina Peake DeJong is a woman who maintains her dignity and love for beauty despite a life of hard labor on a truck farm. The novel contrasts her resilient spirit with her son's eventual pursuit of material success.
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Historical Context & Significance
Ferber was a powerhouse of mid-century storytelling (also writing "Show Boat" and "Giant"). The book reflects the "get-rich-quick" obsession of the 1920s.