Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in , The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The protagonist of Booth Tarkington's great historical drama is George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence/5(). "The Magnificent Ambersons" is the second book of a trilogy about changes in the society of the United States Midwest after the Civil War. Its main interest is that, in describing the rise and fall of the Amberson family, it reflects the changes in society over this period/5(). · 10, ratings reviews. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize when it was first published in , The Magnificent Ambersons chronicles the changing fortunes of three generations of an American dynasty. The protagonist of Booth Tarkington's great historical drama is George Amberson Minafer, the spoiled and arrogant grandson of the founder of the family's magnificence/5(K).
The Project Gutenberg EBook of The Magnificent Ambersons, by Booth Tarkington This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.doorway.ru Title: The. The Magnificent Ambersons by Booth Tarkington - Free Ebook. Project Gutenberg. 66, free ebooks. 30 by Booth Tarkington. This is the 2nd time that I have read this book. The Magnificent Ambersons was given the Pulitzer Prize for literature in Booth Tarkington would receive another Pulitzer a few years later for Alice Adams. This book does a great job relating the changes that a town in Indiana undergoes in the s through the early part of the 20th century.
The Magnificent Ambersons is a novel by Booth Tarkington, the second in his Growth trilogy after The Turmoil () and before The Midlander (, retitled National Avenue in ). It won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction and was adapted into the silent film Pampered Youth. Tarkington, Booth, Title: The Magnificent Ambersons Language: English: LoC Class: PS: Language and Literatures: American and Canadian literature: Subject: Inheritance and succession -- Fiction Subject: Psychological fiction Subject: Indiana -- Fiction Subject: Domestic fiction Subject: Children of the rich -- Fiction Subject: Mothers and sons -- Fiction Subject. Booth Tarkington () was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams. A veteran of stage and screen, Peter Berkrot's career spans four decades, and his voice can be heard on television, radio, video games, and documentaries.
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