Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "So Big"

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"So Big" is a 1924 novel by Edna Ferber that follows a resilient woman's struggles and aspirations in a Dutch-American farming community near Chicago, exploring themes of perseverance, art, and the meaning of success.

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instanceOf Pulitzer Prize-winning work ⓘ
novel ⓘ
adaptationMedium film ⓘ
author Edna Ferber ⓘ
awardReceived Pulitzer Prize for the Novel ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
firstPublicationFormat book ⓘ
genre literary fiction ⓘ
novel ⓘ
hasAdaptation So Big (1924 film) ⓘ
So Big (1932 film) ⓘ
So Big (1953 film) ⓘ
hasCharacter Dirk De Jong ⓘ
Pervus De Jong ⓘ
Roelf Pool ⓘ
literaryForm prose ⓘ
literaryMovement realism ⓘ
mainCharacter Selina Peake De Jong ⓘ
linked to: Selina Peake DeJong
narrativePerspective third-person narration ⓘ
notableFor depiction of Midwestern farm life ⓘ
exploration of artistic integrity over material success ⓘ
portrayal of a strong female protagonist ⓘ
originalLanguage English ⓘ
protagonistGender female ⓘ
publicationYear 1924 ⓘ
publisher Doubleday, Page & Company ⓘ
linked to: Doubleday
PulitzerPrizeCategory Pulitzer Prize for the Novel ⓘ
PulitzerPrizeYear 1925 ⓘ
settingCountry United States ⓘ
settingLocation Dutch-American farming community near Chicago ⓘ
settingState Illinois ⓘ
theme aesthetic versus material values ⓘ
art ⓘ
motherhood ⓘ
perseverance ⓘ
rural versus urban values ⓘ
social class ⓘ
the meaning of success ⓘ
timePeriodOfSetting early 20th century ⓘ
late 19th century ⓘ

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So Big (1953 film) → adaptationOf → Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "So Big" ⓘ
So Big (1924 film) → adaptationOf → Pulitzer Prize–winning novel "So Big" ⓘ
linked to: Pulitzer Prize-winning novel "So Big"