Pulitzer Prize Fiction Winner
Gone with the Wind
by Margaret Mitchell
Summary
Scarlett O'Hara's epic story of survival, romance, and reinvention against the backdrop of the Civil War and Reconstruction in Georgia.
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Historical Context & Significance
One of the best-selling novels of all time, Mitchell's only book became a cultural phenomenon. The 1939 film adaptation won eight Academy Awards and cemented the book's place in American popular culture, though it has been widely criticized for romanticizing slavery and the Old South.