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George Amberson Minafer, the arrogant heir to the family's wealth, illustrates the corrupting influence of greed and materialism at a time when the swiftly turning wheels of industry and commerce are overtaking old ways. Definitions of ambition, success, and loyalty are also changing. Almost overnight the prestige of the Ambersons irreversibly changes as well. An exciting chronicle of one family's accumulation of wealth and subsequent downfall, the book also paints a fascinating portrait of the forces that shaped modern American society.
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning novel portrays the decline of the superrich Amberson family, who act as a metaphor for the old society that crumbled after the Industrial Revolution. All fiction collections should own a copy, and all video collections should include Orson Welles's film version. Copyright Reed Business Information, Inc. See all Editorial Reviews. Product details File Size: Dover Publications February 20, Publication Date: January 23, Sold by: Share your thoughts with other customers. Write a customer review. Read reviews that mention magnificent ambersons booth tarkington amberson minafer turn of the century pulitzer prize george amberson orson welles eugene morgan aunt fanny amberson family modern library industrial revolution old money years ago legacy romance main character period piece twentieth century gilded age early 20th century.
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Kindle Edition Verified Purchase. I was inspired to read this after watching the Orson Welles film adaptation. This is a great book, worth reading. I had always connected Booth Tarkington with books for turn of the century boys, sort of early 20th century versions of Aesop's fables with morals strewn throughout.
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You might say the same of this, in that the main character got his comeuppance for his past egregious behavior, but the book is so much more than that. Characters are beautifully drawn, and the description of the changes wrought in a Midwestern city over a fifty year period is a snapshot of America during that time.
I read it in a couple of days, and was unable to put it down. I had read "The Magnificent Ambersons" years ago, as a young adult. I could only remember a few highlights the great family declining as automobile industrialization rose, Lucy on the sleigh ride, the falling out between the two young lovers and the desolation of the once-beautiful estate so wanted to read it again. I am so glad that I did. The subtleties of the story are definitely worth a periodic re-read. Buy with confidence, excellent customer service! We're sorry - this copy is no longer available.
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