num_pages: 552
description: [ Named one of the 100 Best Novels by the editors of the Modern Library; 7/20/98 New York Times, p. B1]"Booth Tarkington's The Magnificent Ambersons is a delightful novel. In addition, it is a view of Indianapolis' evolution from a major marketing center to a great industrial city. It adds a new dimension to one's understanding of the coming of the Industrial Age to the State of Indiana." ―Herman B Wells, Indiana University"With the tremendous emphasis on wealth and status in contemporary society, Tarkington's observations are as apt today as when first written. But that is what makes a classic, isn't it?" ―Library Journal
language: English
title: The Magnificent Ambersons
titlecomplete: The Magnificent Ambersons
characters: Isabel Amberson Minafer, Eugene Morgan, Lucy Morgan, George Amberson Minafer
genres: Fiction, American, The United States Of America, Classic Literature, Literature, Classics, Novels, Historical Fiction, 20th Century, Literary Fiction
ratings_count: 11329
places: Indiana, Indianapolis, Indiana
series: The Growth Trilogy
awards: awardedAt: -1609430400000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Novel
publisher: Indiana University Press