Edna Ferber

1 summaryLiterary Fiction, Historical Fiction, Romance

Edna Ferber was a Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist and playwright. She is best known for her novels "Show Boat" and "Giant," which explored themes of American life and westward expansion. Her work often featured strong female characters and was adapted into successful films and musicals, cementing her legacy in American literature.

Books by Edna Ferber

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Giant
Edna Ferber
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In a land as vast and untamed as the Texas it depicts, a spirited Virginia socialite marries a powerful cattle baron, only to discover their love is tested by searing heat, immense wealth, entrenched racism, and the shift from cattle to oil that defines a changing era.