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Giant Love: Edna Ferber, Her Best-Selling Novel of Texas, and the Making of a Classic American Film
By Gilbert, Julie
- ISBN
- 9781524748432
- Publisher
- Pantheon
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Starred Review on November 1, 2024 | Arts & Humanities
This impressive work by Gilbert (Ferber: Edna Ferber and Her Circle) captures the essence of Giant and Edna Ferber, who wrote the 1952 bestselling novel that was turned into the award-winning 1956 motion picture. After a thoughtful overview of Ferber's life and previous novels (So Big; Cimarron; Show Boat), Gilbert recounts the fascinating story of Giant with a wealth of details about Ferber's research, visits to Texas people and ...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
