So Big is a 1924 novel written by Edna Ferber . The book was inspired by the life of Antje Paarlberg in the Dutch community of South Holland , Illinois, a Chicago suburb. It was a best-seller in the United States and won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1925.
15-564: This article is about the name. For other uses, see Selina (disambiguation) . Selina [REDACTED] An Ancient Roman bust of the goddess Selene , the personification of the Moon . Pronunciation / s ə ˈ l iː n ə / Gender female Origin Language(s) Greek , Latin Meaning “ Moon ” or “woman from
30-533: A child together, Dirk, whom she nicknames "So Big," from the common question and answer "How big is baby? " " So-o-o-o big!" (Ferber, 2). Pervus becomes ill and dies, and Selina is forced to take over working on the farm to give Dirk a future. As Dirk gets older, he works as an architect but is more interested in making money than creating buildings and becomes a stock broker, much to his mother's disappointment. His love interest, Dallas O'Mara, an acclaimed artist, echoes this sentiment by trying to convince Dirk that there
45-424: A living in a stern Dutch community. Ultimately, Dirk is left alone in his sumptuous apartment, saddened by his abandonment of artistic values. Edna Ferber was not confident about So Big . On page 32 of J. E. Smyth's biography of Ferber called Edna Ferber’s Hollywood: American Fictions of Gender, Race, and History , Ferber states, “I wrote it against my judgment; I wanted to write it...Nothing ever really happened in
60-486: A novel about a middle-aged woman in a calico dress with wispy hair and bad teeth, grubbing on a little truck farm south of Chicago?” To Ferber's surprise, Doubleday loved the novel. It was a commercial success, sold hundreds of thousands of copies in its first year of publication, and became the best-selling work of fiction in America for the year 1924, according to Publishers Weekly . A number of film adaptations of
75-710: A novel by German author Jean Paul , published posthumously in 1827 Selina (1948), a ballet for Sadler's Wells , choreographed by Andrée Howard to music by Rossini . See also [ edit ] Celina (disambiguation) Céline (disambiguation) Selene (disambiguation) Selenia (moth) , a genus of moths Selena (disambiguation) Tselina (disambiguation) Selin (disambiguation) Notes [ edit ] ^ Hanks, Patrick; Hardcastle, Kate; Hodges, Flavia (2006). Oxford Dictionary of First Names . Oxford University Press. p. 243. ISBN 0-19-861060-2 . [REDACTED] Name list This page or section lists people that share
90-1902: A woman from the Caecilia gens . This spelling variant had begun to be used in the United Kingdom by the 1600s. People [ edit ] Selina Büchel (born 1991), Swiss middle-distance runner Selina Chow (born 1945), Hong Kong politician and broadcaster Selina Cooper (1864–1946), English suffragist Selina Cossgrove (1849 - 1929), one of the early developers of the Girl Peace Scouts movement in New Zealand Selina Foote (born 1985), New Zealand artist Selina Gasparin (born 1984), Swiss biathlete Selina Griffiths (born 1969), British actress Selina Hastings, Countess of Huntingdon (1707–1791), English Christian revivalist, Methodist Selina Hastings (Lady Selina Shirley Hastings, born 1945), British biographer and journalist Selina Hornibrook (born 1978), Australian netball player Selina Hossain (born 1947), Bangladeshi novelist Selina Jen (born 1981), Taiwanese girl-band member Selina Jörg (born 1988), German snowboarder Selina Kuruleca , Fijian psychotherapist and commentator Selina Leem , Marshallese climate change activist and spoken word performer Selina Perera (1909-1986), Sri Lankan Sinhala Trotskyist Selina Robinson (born c. 1964), Canadian politician from British Columbia Selina Scott (born 1951), English newsreader, journalist, television producer and presenter Selina Siggins (1878–1964), Australian trade unionist and politician Selina Tusitala Marsh (born 1971), Pasifika poet-scholar Selina Zumbühl (born 1983), Swiss football midfielder Variants [ edit ] A Spanish version of
105-483: Is a given name. Selina may also refer to: So Big (novel) The story follows the life of a young woman, Selina Peake De Jong, who decides to be a school teacher in farming country. During her stay on the Pool family farm, she encourages the young Roelf Pool to follow his interests, which include art. Upon his mother's death, Roelf runs away to France. Meanwhile, Selina marries a Dutch farmer named Pervus. They have
120-425: Is more to life than money. Much later in life, Selina is visited by Roelf Pool, who has since become a famous sculptor. Dirk grows very distressed when, after visiting his mother's farm, he realizes that Dallas and Roelf love each other and he cannot compete with the artistically minded sculptor. In the end, Dirk comes to appreciate the wisdom of his mother, who always valued aesthetics and beauty even as she scraped out
135-573: The Caecilia gens .” Other names Related names Cecilia , Celina , Salina, Selena , Selene , Selin Selina ( / s ə ˈ l iː n ə / ) is a feminine given name, considered either a variant of Selene , the goddess and personification of the Moon in Greek mythology and religion , or a spelling variation of the name Celina , which is derived from the Roman name Cecilia , referring to
150-613: The HBO television comedy series Veep Selina Roberts , from the Australian soap opera Home and Away Selina , the secondary antagonist in the sixth season of Winx Club Selina Khan , main character from CBBC's Wolfblood Selina D'Arcey, main character from 1965 American film A Patch of Blue Selina Plymdale, a character in Middlemarch - a novel by English author George Eliot Other [ edit ] Selina ,
165-436: The book. It had no plot at all, as book plots go. It had a theme, but you had to read that for yourself between the lines.” She argued if anything, “it was a story of the triumph of failure.” She sent the book off to her publisher Doubleday apologizing, saying to Russell Doubleday , “I think its publication as a book would hurt you, as publishers, and me as an author.” Additionally, she later wrote, “Who would be interested in
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#1732794139817180-508: The ending considerably by including a reconciliation between Dirk and his mother. A satirical version of the novel appears in Bob Clampett 's 1946 cartoon Book Revue . A fugitive wolf is running away from the authorities and runs past the book, which features Jimmy Durante on the cover. Durante sticks his famously large nose out and trips the wolf. So Big was presented on Stories America Loves in 1942. Joan Blaine had
195-497: The name is Selena. A Greek version of the name is Σελένα. A French version of the name is Sélene. A Hebrew version of the name is סלינה. A Turkish version of the name is Selin. Fictional characters [ edit ] Selina Peake De Jong, the protagonist of Edna Ferber's novel So Big Selina Kyle (disambiguation) , alter ego of the original Catwoman , the DC Comics character Selina Meyer , protagonist of
210-465: The novel have been made. The first adaptation , directed by Charles Brabin , was released the same year the novel was published, with Colleen Moore in her first significant dramatic role. The 1932 adaptation , directed by William A. Wellman , featured an ensemble cast led by Barbara Stanwyck , George Brent and Bette Davis . The most recent adaptation , directed by Robert Wise in 1953, starred Jane Wyman and Sterling Hayden . This one softened
225-456: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Selina&oldid=1251917443 " Category : Given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata All set index articles Selina (disambiguation) Selina
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