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Adapted for film (many of you will recall the role played by the late James Dean) this novel paints the disturbing picture of life in the Mid-West America set in the recent past, where, in this case, everything is out of proportion. A great read and classic addition to any book shelf.
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Review:
"A powerful story...truly as big as its subject."--"Los Angeles Times"Her vocabulary is rich and vital; she sees material objects with a penetrating and delightful vision."--"New York Tribune"Miss Ferber at her best, and that's very good indeed."--"St. Louis Globe-Democrat
About the Author:
Born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was a novelist, short-story writer, and playwright whose work served as the inspiration for numerous Broadway plays and Hollywood films, including Show Boat, Cimarron, Giant, Saratoga Trunk, and Ice Palace. She co-wrote the plays The Royal Family, Dinner at Eight, and Stage Door with George S. Kaufman and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1925 for her novel So Big.
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- PublisherHodder & Stoughton Ltd
- Publication date1971
- ISBN 10 0340151463
- ISBN 13 9780340151464
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages352
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