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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's high and low life 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).Winner of the 1924 Pulitzer Prize, 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).

A best-selling writer from Chicago, Edna Ferber had great popular appeal throughout the world. She published nine plays, two autobiographies, eleven short story collections, and thirteen novels, including Showboat, Giant, and 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 (still) contemporary issues of poverty, Americanization, family tensions, sexism, and success.

The Franklin Library "Limited Edition" series was printed in the mid1970's using high quality acid-free, neutral paper to promote longevity and true collector value. In addition it has: Full leather binding; Embossed gilt design on front and back boards and spine; Ribbed spine; Full gilt page block; Silk moire end papers; attached red satin page marker. This series is based on books that have won the Pulitzer Prize.