![]() ![]() Despite the often heavy themes, Tarkingtonâs prose remains uniquely witty, charming, and brisk. Georgeâs antiheroic struggles with modernity encapsulate a greater theme of change and renewalâspecifically, the very American notion of a small community exploding into a dark and dirty city virtually overnight by virtue of industrial âprogress.â Tarkingtonâs nuanced portrayal of the often-unlikable Amberson family and his paradoxical framing of progress as a destroyer of family, community, and environment, make The Magnificent Ambersons a fascinating and forward-thinking novelâcertainly one with a permanent place in the American social canon. The story is set in the Midwest, where George, the spoiled and oblivious scion of an old-money family, must cope with their waning fortunes and the rise of industry barons in the automobile age. The Magnificent Ambersons, winner of the 1919 Pulitzer prize, is considered by many to be Booth Tarkingtonâs finest novel and an American classic. Â 2 in the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction Winners ![]() Â 100 in the Modern Libraryâs 100 Best Novels The Magnificent Ambersons Booth Tarkingtonġ03,591 words (6 hours 17 minutes) with a reading ease of 71.14 (fairly easy) The Magnificent Ambersons, by Booth Tarkington - Free ebook download - Standard Ebooks: Free and liberated ebooks, carefully produced for the true book lover. ![]()
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