num_pages: 350
description: Set in Midwest America in the early twentieth century, this bestselling novel introduces the extravagantly rich Ambersons, whose only real problem is that George Amberson Minafer—the spoiled grandson of the family patriarch—refuses to acknowledge the "new money" and rising prestige of business tycoons, industrialists, and real-estate developers. Rather than join the modern age, George insists on remaining a "gentleman." But his town soon becomes a city, and the family palace becomes surrounded by industry, destroying the elegant, privileged lifestyle the family enjoyed in days gone by. This brilliant portrayal of social change is a timeless literary masterpiece. Newly designed and typeset in a modern 6-by-9-inch format by Waking Lion Press.
language: English
title: The Magnificent Ambersons
titlecomplete: The Magnificent Ambersons
characters: Lucy Morgan, Isabel Amberson Minafer, Eugene Morgan, George Amberson Minafer
genres: Classics, American, The United States Of America, Novels, Classic Literature, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Literary Fiction, Fiction
ratings_count: 11327
places: Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana
series: The Growth Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: -1609430400000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Novel
publisher: Waking Lion Press