ISBN: 1199733555

[SR: 311041], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781199733559], Doubleday & Co Inc, Doubleday & Co Inc, Book, [PU: Doubleday & Co Inc], Doubleday & Co Inc, THOUGH IT NOW BOGGLES THE MIND, when Edna Ferber… Plus…

[SR: 311041], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781199733559], Doubleday & Co Inc, Doubleday & Co Inc, Book, [PU: Doubleday & Co Inc], Doubleday & Co Inc, THOUGH IT NOW BOGGLES THE MIND, when Edna Ferber's classic potboiler Giant was first published in 1952, it scandalized Texans from the Pecos to the Sabine. Critics ripped the novel, a hard-nosed satire of Lone Star mores, and Ferber herself to shreds in papers across the state. The Houston Press suggested she be lynched. And The Dallas Morning News headline on Lon Tinkle's review read "Ferber Goes Both Native and Berserk: Parody, Not Portrait, of Texas Life." Reviewers outside the state also thought she'd been a trifle tough on Texas. John Barkham, writing in The New York Times, described Giant as "the biggest witch's broth of a book to hit the great Commonwealth of Texas since the revered Spindle blew its top." No stranger to controversy (Ferber was the author of such nervy, "socially relevant" works as Show Boat and So Big, which was awarded the 1925 Pulitzer Prize), she seemed to revel in the stink she'd caused. Through the strength of its galloping sales, Giant became one of those rare novels that manage to provoke the public beyond the pages of book reviews. Giant is, in many ways, a powerful novel and a gripping read, and very much ahead of its time regarding South Texas race relations. It has charm and intelligence and swagger, and even some fairly profound sociological insight., 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Money, 3248857011, Calendars, 4, Children's Books, 12290, Christian Books & Bibles, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Technology, 6, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, 48, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, 8975347011, Education & Teaching, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Fitness & Dieting, 9, History, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 173514, Medical Books, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 21, Reference, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science & Math, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 4736, Self-Help, 26, Sports & Outdoors, 28, Teen & Young Adult, 5267710011, Test Preparation, 27, Travel, 283155, Books<

ISBN: 1199733555

[SR: 311041], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781199733559], Doubleday & Co Inc, Doubleday & Co Inc, Book, [PU: Doubleday & Co Inc], Doubleday & Co Inc, THOUGH IT NOW BOGGLES THE MIND, when Edna Ferber… Plus…

[SR: 311041], Hardcover, [EAN: 9781199733559], Doubleday & Co Inc, Doubleday & Co Inc, Book, [PU: Doubleday & Co Inc], Doubleday & Co Inc, THOUGH IT NOW BOGGLES THE MIND, when Edna Ferber's classic potboiler Giant was first published in 1952, it scandalized Texans from the Pecos to the Sabine. Critics ripped the novel, a hard-nosed satire of Lone Star mores, and Ferber herself to shreds in papers across the state. The Houston Press suggested she be lynched. And The Dallas Morning News headline on Lon Tinkle's review read "Ferber Goes Both Native and Berserk: Parody, Not Portrait, of Texas Life." Reviewers outside the state also thought she'd been a trifle tough on Texas. John Barkham, writing in The New York Times, described Giant as "the biggest witch's broth of a book to hit the great Commonwealth of Texas since the revered Spindle blew its top." No stranger to controversy (Ferber was the author of such nervy, "socially relevant" works as Show Boat and So Big, which was awarded the 1925 Pulitzer Prize), she seemed to revel in the stink she'd caused. Through the strength of its galloping sales, Giant became one of those rare novels that manage to provoke the public beyond the pages of book reviews. Giant is, in many ways, a powerful novel and a gripping read, and very much ahead of its time regarding South Texas race relations. It has charm and intelligence and swagger, and even some fairly profound sociological insight., 1000, Subjects, 1, Arts & Photography, 2, Biographies & Memoirs, 3, Business & Money, 3248857011, Calendars, 4, Children's Books, 12290, Christian Books & Bibles, 4366, Comics & Graphic Novels, 5, Computers & Technology, 6, Cookbooks, Food & Wine, 48, Crafts, Hobbies & Home, 8975347011, Education & Teaching, 173507, Engineering & Transportation, 301889, Gay & Lesbian, 10, Health, Fitness & Dieting, 9, History, 86, Humor & Entertainment, 10777, Law, 17, Literature & Fiction, 173514, Medical Books, 18, Mystery, Thriller & Suspense, 20, Parenting & Relationships, 3377866011, Politics & Social Sciences, 21, Reference, 22, Religion & Spirituality, 23, Romance, 75, Science & Math, 25, Science Fiction & Fantasy, 4736, Self-Help, 26, Sports & Outdoors, 28, Teen & Young Adult, 5267710011, Test Preparation, 27, Travel, 283155, Books<