The classic collection of Edna Ferber. Pulitzer Prize 1925. Novels, Novellas and short stories. Illustrated
By Edna Ferber
- Release Date: 2023-05-01
- Genre: Fiction & Literature
Description
Edna Ferber was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels include the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1930; adapted into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), Giant (1952; made into the 1956 film of the same name) and Ice Palace (1958), which also received a film adaptation in 1960. She helped adapt her short story "Old Man Minick", published in 1922, into a play (Minick) and it was thrice adapted to film, in 1925 as the silent film Welcome Home, in 1932 as The Expert, and in 1939 as No Place to Go. Contents: Novels Dawn O'Hara, The Girl Who Laughed Fanny Herself So Big Show Boat Novellas and short story collections Buttered Side Down Roast Beef, Medium Personality Plus Emma Mc Chesney and Co. Cheerful – By Request Half Portions Gigolo
