Name: Gone With the Wind
SKU: 56853125
Price: 1617.00 TWD
Availability: InStock
Author: Margaret Mitchell
ISBN: 9789356568617

Type

Physical Book

Author

Margaret Mitchell

Publisher

Double 9 Booksllp

Language

English

Pages

978

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

22.9x15.2x5.5 cm

Weight

1.41 kg.

ISBN13

9789356568617

Synopsis "Gone With the Wind"

Young Scarlett O'Hara, the spoiled daughter of a prosperous plantation owner, faces hardships in Margaret Mitchell's book Gone with the Wind. During the American Civil War (1861-1865) and the Reconstruction Era (1865-1877), Gone with the Wind was written. Scarlett O'Hara, the primary character, is characterized as brilliant, witty, and willful yet uninterested in going to school.After being humiliated at Twelve Oaks, Scarlett is ashamed to finally run into Rhett Butler. Melanie, who is now her sister-in-law, steps in to salvage her reputation. Scarlett is devastated when Melanie becomes pregnant with Ashley's child.Atlanta is under siege in 1864 on three fronts. The Union Army takes it over from the Confederate States Army. Scarlett's father has gone insane from grief, her mother is dead, her sisters are ill with typhoid fever, and there is no food in the home.Suellen, Scarlett's sister, will abandon Tara after she gets married. Scarlett is offered money by Rhett Butler to assist her in paying off debts. She marries Frank Kennedy and takes over his business, which infuriates many Atlantans.Later, Rhett proposes to Scarlett at Frank's funeral. She first declines, but later she agrees. Scarlett starts to realize that she no longer loves Rhett after Bonnie's death.

Margaret Mitchell

(Author)

View Author's Page

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.

See less