Name: Gone With the Wind
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Author: Margaret Mitchell
ISBN: 9781784876111

Type

Physical Book

Author

Margaret Mitchell

Publisher

Vintage Classics

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

992

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

19.6 x 12.7 x 4.8 cm

Weight

0.70 kg.

ISBN13

9781784876111

Synopsis "Gone With the Wind "

'My dear, I don't give a damn.' Margaret Mitchell's page-turning, sweeping American epic has been a classic for over eighty years. Beloved and thought by many to be the greatest of the American novels, Gone with the Wind is a story of love, hope and loss set against the tense historical background of the American Civil War. The lovers at the novel's centre - the selfish, privileged Scarlett O'Hara and rakish Rhett Butler - are magnetic: pulling readers into the tangled narrative of a struggle to survive that cannot be forgotten. WINNER OF NATIONAL BOOK AWARD AND PULITZER PRIZE 'For sheer readability I can think of nothing it must give way before' The New Yorker 'What makes some people come through catastrophes and others, apparently just as able, strong, and brave, go under?' Margaret Mitchell

Margaret Mitchell

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Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) was an American writer and journalist, known for her only novel, Gone with the Wind (1936). This work, set during the Civil War and its aftermath, became a literary phenomenon and was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937. Its success transcended literature with the iconic film adaptation of 1939.

The book, considered one of the best-selling novels in history, belongs to the genre of historical fiction and romantic narrative. Mitchell did not publish any more books in her lifetime, but her legacy continues to be influential in literature and popular culture. Her detailed style and portrayal of the southern United States have generated both admiration and controversy.

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