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...Edna Ferber...
...Edna Ferber's So Big is an unusually fine novel. A portrait of a boy and his mother, with a finely sketched background of Chicago, and a fundamental theme which shows the development of various attitudes toward the beauty of life-it stands out as unforgettable...
...Miss Ferber is at once finely intuitive and keenly observant. She is that most unusual person, the interpretative reporter ; for she can not only see the events which are tramping about her; she knows well the souls of events. She is eager, tender, possessed of a magnificent tolerance, in spite of a firm ethical creed-and her artistic creed is similar; for, while she might permit herself to experiment, she never gropes, is never sloppy in her style...
...present Miss Ferber is living in Manhattan and working on a play with George Kaufman. She has taken a fairly long lease on an apartment which overlooks Central Park. There she lives with her mother, a genial, happy person who takes much delight in entertaining Miss Ferber's friends...
...Miss Ferber has lived most of her life in Michigan, Wisconsin and Illinois. She began her career as a reporter at the age of 17. She made her great reputation as a short story writer...