The Pulitzer Prize–winning "masterpiece" by the acclaimed author of Giant follows the life of a farming woman on the Illinois prairie ( The Literary Review).In the small Dutch community of New Holland, Illinois, Selina DeJong dedicates herself to her passion for learning by becoming a schoolteacher. But as life progresses, she finds other loves: first, her husband, Pervus, a Dutch farmer; and then her son, Dirk, whom she nicknames "So Big" in refe...

Selina Peake De Jong decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the young Roelf Pool to follow his interests, which include art.

So Big is a 1924 novel written by Edna Ferber. The book was inspired by the life of Antje Paarlberg in the Dutch community of South Holland, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1925. The story follows the life of a young woman, Selina Peake De Jong, who decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the young Roelf Pool to follow his interests, which include art. Upon his mother's death, Roelf ru...

Un ritratto spietato e avvincente dell'America«Una storia formidabile, immensa come ciò di cui parla.»Los Angeles Times«Un romanzo esaltante, travolgente, impareggiabile e mitico come le vite che racconta.»The New York TimesPer Bick Benedict, il Texas è padre e madre. A Reata, il suo sconfinato ranch, Bick rispetta soltanto le leggi della tradizione, i ritmi della natura. Ascolta il respiro di quel lu...

The basis for the Academy Award-winning major motion picture starring Best Actor nominee Richard Dix and Best Actress nominee Irene Dunne.This vivid and sweeping tale of the Oklahoma Land Rush, from Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber, traces the stunning challenges of settling an untamed frontier. Staking claim to their new home in Osage, Yancey Cravat, a spellbinding criminal lawyer, and his wife, well-bred Sabra, work against seemingly overwhelming odds to create ...

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Selina is een jonge onderwijzeres die een vrijzinnige maar culturele opvoeding heeft genoten. Na de dood van haar man Pervus DeJong moet ze echter zijn boerderij draaiende zien te houden en voor haar zoontje Dirk zorgen. Dat doet ze op ambitieuze wijze, wat niet makkelijk is in de conservatieve ‘doe maar gewoon’-gemeenschap van Hollandse immigranten in High Prairie, nabij Chicago. Maar Selina is vastberaden. Haar levensdoel is voor haar zoon het intellectuele leven mogelijk te maken dat ze...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize"A masterpiece." — Literary Review • "A novel to read and to remember." —New York TimesWidely regarded as the masterwork 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 powerful and stirring portrait of one of the most mem...

The story follows the life of a young woman, Selina Peake De Jong, who decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the young Roelf Pool to follow his interests, which include art. Upon his mother's death, Roelf runs away to France. Meanwhile, Selina marries a Dutch farmer named Pervus. They have a child together, Dirk, whom she nicknames "So Big." Pervus dies and Selina is forced to take over working on the farm to give Dirk a ...

Library of America presents a modern classic, the Pulitzer Prize–winning novel about one women's irrepressible spirit in the face of life's hardships.In her breakthrough novel So Big, Edna Ferber follows the life of the unforgettable Selina Peake DeJong, a widowed farmer who through force of will transforms her hardscrabble property into a thriving business in a Dutch immigrant community outside of Chicago. Through her vivid portrait of the free-spirited S...

Originally published in 1958, Ice Palace is Pulitzer Prize winner Edna Ferber's classic and mighty novel about the taming of a great northern wilderness—Alaska.Czar Kennedy came to Alaska for money and power, Thor Storm for a dream. This is the story of their struggle, over a long half-century, for the future of Alaska and the destiny of their beautiful, rebellious granddaughter, Christine, a courageous woman who must make a choice that will shape the destiny of a new gene...

The novel "Fanny Herself" is a coming-of-age story that follows the life and experiences of the titular character, Fanny Brandeis. Fanny is a young Jewish girl growing up in the Midwest, and the novel traces her journey from childhood to adulthood. The story explores her relationships with her family, friends, and the wider community, as well as her ambitions and dreams.One of the central themes of the novel is Fanny's desire to become a successful businesswoman and pursue a career in the ...