Fanny Herself

by Edna Ferber Narrated by LibriVox Community

Overview

Fanny Herself is the story of Fanny Brandeis, a young girl coming of age in the Midwest at the turn of the 20th century. It is generally considered to have been based on Ferber's own experiences growing up in Appleton, Wisconsin. Regarded by many as the “greatest American woman novelist of her day,” Ferber would go on to win the Pulitzer Prize in a 1925 for her book So Big, and is also the author of Showboat and Cimarron, which along with other of her later works were successfully adapted for stage and screen. (summary by J. M. Smallheer)

Editorial Reviews

Joe Stafford

The most autobiographical novel by the author of "Giant," this roman Å clef is informed by the antisemitism Ferber encountered as a child in Iowa before World War I.
—Austin American-Statesman

Library Journal

Published in 1917 and 1913, respectively, these books represent early steps in Ferber's journey to her 1924 Pulitzer Prize. Fanny is the semiautobiographical story of a Jewish girl growing up in the Midwest. Roast Beef is the chronicle of Emma McChesney, a divorced mother and traveling sales rep for T.A. Buck's Featherloom Skirts and Petticoats. Both titles feature vintage illustrations and scholarly introductions. Copyright 2001 Cahners Business Information.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940170204113
Publisher:	LibriVox
Publication date:	08/25/2014
Sales rank:	1,179,757

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