Edna Ferber

Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA on August 15th, 1885 and passed away at the age of 82 on April 16th, 1968.

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Edna Ferber Stats: The highest rated book by Edna Ferber on Book Notification is So Big, a Standalone novel.

The most read book by Edna Ferber on Book Notification is So Big, a Standalone novel. The second most read book is Giant, a Standalone novel.

Below is a complete list of Edna Ferber books in publication and chronological order, broken down by series.

List of Emma McChesney Books in Publication Order

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	8 Roast Beef Medium	1911	Loading... Go
2	Personality Plus	1914	Loading... Go
3	Emma McChesney and Co.	1915	Loading... Go

List of Standalone Novels in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top standalone books are So Big, Giant, and Saratoga Trunk.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed	1911	Loading... Go
2	Cheerful, by Request	1913	Loading... Go
3	6 Fanny Herself	1917	Loading... Go
4	The Girls	1921	Loading... Go
5	Gigolo	1922	Loading... Go
6	8 So Big	1924	Loading... Go
7	Show Boat	1926	Loading... Go
8	Stage Door (With: George S. Kaufman)	1926	Loading... Go
9	Mother Knows Best	1927	Loading... Go
10	Cimarron	1929	Loading... Go
11	American Beauty	1931	Loading... Go
12	Come and Get It	1934	Loading... Go
13	5 Saratoga Trunk	1941	Loading... Go
14	Great Son	1944	Loading... Go
15	10 Giant	1952	Loading... Go
16	Ice Palace	1958	Loading... Go
17	A Kind of Magic	2013	Loading... Go

List of Short Stories/Novellas in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		The Homely Heroine	2017	Loading... Go
2		The Dancing Girls	2021	Loading... Go

List of Plays in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		$1200 A Year: A Comedy In Three Acts (With: Newman Levy)	1920	Loading... Go
2		The Land Is Bright: A Play	2019	Loading... Go

List of Collections in Publication Order

Ranked by popularity, the top collections are Buttered Side Down: Short Stories, One Basket, and Half Portions.

	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	Buttered Side Down: Short Stories	1912	Loading... Go
2	The Woman Who Tried to Be Good and Other Stories	1913	Loading... Go
3	They Brought Their Women: A Book Of Short Stories	1933	Loading... Go
4	One Basket	1947	Loading... Go
5	Half Portions	2010	Loading... Go

List of American Biography Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		A Peculiar Treasure: Autobiography	1939	Loading... Go

List of Non-Fiction Books in Publication Order

	Read	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1		Ferber: Edna Ferber and Her Circle	1978	Loading... Go

List of Edna Ferber Anthologies in Publication Order

#	Title Avg.	Year	Book Link
1	6 Bon Bons, Bourbon and Bon Mots	2010	Loading... Go
2	30 Eternal Masterpieces of Humorous Stories	2019	Loading... Go
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Edna Ferber

Edna Ferber was born on August 15th, 1885. Edna passed away April 16th, 1968 at 82 years old. Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

Edna Ferber had written 17 standalone novels, starting with Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed in 1911. The most recently released novel was A Kind of Magic, which was released in 2013.

Edna Ferber also wrote the Collections series which has 5 books including Buttered Side Down: Short Stories and The Woman Who Tried to Be Good and Other Stories.

Edna Ferber: Lists & Other Mentions

Come and Get It was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1935 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1935.
Saratoga Trunk was a New York Times: #1 Fiction Best Seller in 1941 and a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1941.
So Big was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1924.
Show Boat was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1926.
Cimarron was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1930.
Giant was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1952.
Ice Palace was a Publishers Weekly: Bestselling Novel in the United States in 1958.

So Big was the #1 entry on the Publishers Weekly bestselling novels list in 1924.
Cimarron was the #1 entry on the Publishers Weekly bestselling novels list in 1930.

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Edna Ferber: F.A.Q

When was Edna Ferber Born?

Edna Ferber was born on August 15th, 1885.

When did Edna Ferber die?

Edna Ferber died on April 16th, 1968 at 82 years old.

Where was Edna Ferber Born?

Edna Ferber was born in Kalamazoo, Michigan, USA.

What was the first book Edna Ferber wrote?

The first book written by Edna Ferber was Dawn O'Hara: The Girl Who Laughed, published in 1911.

What was the most recent book Edna Ferber wrote?

Her most recently released work was The Dancing Girls (a short story) on February 23rd, 2021.

What is the most popular book by Edna Ferber?

Based on the number of readers on Book Notification, the most popular Edna Ferber book is So Big. Here are her most popular books:

So Big (8)
Giant (10)
Saratoga Trunk (5)
Fanny Herself (6)
Roast Beef Medium (8)

How many books has Edna Ferber written?

Edna Ferber has written 31 books excluding contributions to anthologies. 3 books in the Emma McChesney Series, 17 Standalone Novels, 2 Short Stories/Novellas, 2 books in the Plays, 5 Collections, 1 book in the American Biography Series, 1 Non-Fiction Books.

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