Edna FerberAbout the Author: Edna Ferber (1885-1968) was an American novelist, short-story writer, and playwright whose fiction often explored ambition, class, regional identity, and the enormous social and economic changes transforming the United States. Born n Kalamazoo, Michigan, and raised in Appleton, Wisconsin, she began her career as a newspaper reporter before turning to fiction. Ferber achieved national prominence with novels including So Big, which won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Show Boat, Cimarron, Come and Get It, Giant, and Ice Palace. Her stories frequently centered on strong, unconventional characters confronting changing communities and entrenched social expectations. Ferber also collaborated with George S. Kaufman on several successful Broadway plays, including The Royal Family and Dinner at Eight. One of the most popular American writers of her generation, she combined broad storytelling, sharp social observation, and an enduring fascination with the people and places that shaped modern America. Read More Read Less