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So Big

by Edna Ferber

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"So Big" by Edna Ferber is a novel published in 1924. The story follows Selina Peake De Jong, a schoolteacher who marries a Dutch farmer and faces hardship when widowed. She struggles to work the farm and provide for her son Dirk, whom she nicknames "So Big." As Dirk grows up, he pursues wealth over artistic passion, disappointing his mother who has always valued beauty and creativity despite her difficult circumstances. The novel won the Pulitzer Prize in 1925.

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