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Alice Adams
by Booth Tarkington
Published in 1921 (84,427 words) (243 pages)


No. 1922 in the Pulitzer Prize Winner series

Categories: Humor, Fiction

Alice Adams is a Pulitzer Prize winning novel by Booth Tarkington which was also adapted into a 1935 comedy/drama film "Alice Adams -1935) which was Nominated for 2 Oscars.


Alice Adams is the story of a family who could not quite keep up with the wealthy families in town -- but did everything in their power to appear that they could.

The narrative centers around the character of a young woman who aspires to climb the social ladder. The story is set in a middle-class family living in America at the turn of the 20th century.

Wikipedia about the Author:
Newton Booth Tarkington (July 29, 1869, Indianapolis – May 19, 1946) was an American novelist and dramatist best known for his Pulitzer Prize-winning novels The Magnificent Ambersons and Alice Adams.
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