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.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Giant | 1 |
| Giant (novel) canonical | 1 |
Statements (36)
| 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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Giant