So Big
by Edna Ferber
- First published
- 1924
- Reading level
- Easy
- Price
- Free
About the book
"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.
- Domestic fiction
- Fathers and daughters
- Bildungsromans
- Chicago (Ill.)
- Gamblers
Updated September 2026. Public domain in the USA. Text and summary from Project Gutenberg eBook #61686. So Big on Wikipedia.
