Giant (novel)

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Giant (novel) is a 1952 epic by Edna Ferber that explores themes of wealth, power, racism, and social change in 20th-century Texas through the intertwined lives of a cattle-ranching dynasty and a Mexican American community.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf novel
adaptedInto Giant (1956 film) NERFINISHED
addressesIssue discrimination against Mexican Americans
racial segregation
author Edna Ferber NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
filmAdaptationDirector George Stevens NERFINISHED
filmAdaptationStars Elizabeth Taylor NERFINISHED
James Dean NERFINISHED
Rock Hudson NERFINISHED
focusesOn Mexican American community
cattle-ranching dynasty
genre Western novel
epic fiction
social novel
hasCharacter Jett Rink NERFINISHED
hasMainCharacter Jordan "Bick" Benedict Jr. NERFINISHED
Leslie Lynnton Benedict NERFINISHED
literaryMovement American realism NERFINISHED
narrativeScope multi-generational family saga
notableFor critique of racism in the American Southwest
portrayal of Texas social hierarchy
originalLanguage English
partOfAuthorWorkType Edna Ferber epics about American life
publicationDate 1952
publisher Doubleday
setInLocation Texas NERFINISHED
setInPeriod 20th century
settingFeature cattle ranch
oil fields
theme class conflict
cultural conflict
power
racism
social change
wealth

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Edna Ferber notableWork Giant (novel)
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