Fanny Herself

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Fanny Herself is a 1917 coming-of-age novel by Edna Ferber that follows an ambitious young Jewish woman striving for independence and success in early 20th-century America.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coming-of-age novel
novel
author Edna Ferber NERFINISHED
authorNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstPublicationForm serial
firstPublicationMedium magazine
genre Jewish American literature
coming-of-age fiction
hasLiteraryForm prose
language English
literaryMovement American realism NERFINISHED
literaryPeriod early 20th-century American literature
mainCharacter Fanny Brandeis NERFINISHED
narrativePerspective third-person narration
notableFor portrayal of a young Jewish woman seeking economic independence
protagonistGender female
protagonistReligionOrEthnicity Jewish
publicationYear 1917
settingCountry United States of America
surface form: United States
settingPeriod early 20th century
targetAudience adult readers
theme American Dream NERFINISHED
ambition
assimilation
family responsibility
female independence
social mobility

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