GIANT - Softcover

Ferber, Edna

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0449241238 ISBN 13: 9780449241233

Publisher: Fawcett, 1980

Synopsis

This sweeping tale captures the essence of Texas on a staggering scale as it chronicles the life and times of cattleman Jordan "Bick" Benedict, his naive young society wife, Leslie, and three generations of land-rich sons. A sensational story of power, love, cattle barons, and oil tycoons, Giant was the basis of the classic film starring James Dean, Elizabeth Taylor, and Rock Hudson.

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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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Fawcett
• Publication date: 1980
• ISBN 10: 0449241238
• ISBN 13: 9780449241233
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback