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So Big by Edna Ferber

So Big

Edna Ferber

Start Publishing LLC · Paperback · April 28, 2020

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Who it’s for
A novel about the uneasy choices between money, artistic success, and a life that feels worthwhile.
Genres
Literary Fiction, 20th-Century Historical Fiction, Women's Fiction
Published
Start Publishing LLC, April 28, 2020

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About this book

'So Big' is Edna Ferber’s Pulitzer Prize winning novel. It is a book about dreams and realities; about choosing between money and artist success. It questions what really makes a person happy, what drives us, and why; all the while confronting poverty, sexism, and societal pressures. A masterpiece of modern fiction.

Dreams and Tradeoffs

A novel about the uneasy choices between money, artistic success, and a life that feels worthwhile.

Come here for

  • The pull between financial security and artistic success
  • Questions about happiness, ambition, and social pressure

Expect

  • A sustained reflection on dreams and reality
  • Poverty, sexism, and societal pressures in the frame

Where it sits

20th-Century Historical Fiction54%
Literary Fiction48%
Women's Fiction38%

Percentages are BookFrontier’s reading of the book.

Publisher categories

  • The Classics
  • Literary Fiction
Authors
Edna Ferber
Publisher
Start Publishing LLC
Published
April 28, 2020
Format
Paperback
Reading lane
The Classics