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Gone with the Wind, American author Margaret Mitchell’s only novel, was published in 1936 and won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1937
. The novel is a sprawling epic that follows the life of Scarlett O’Hara, a Southern belle who is forced to confront the harsh realities of the Civil War and Reconstruction. Through Scarlett’s story, Mitchell explores themes of survival, love, and the destructive power of nostalgia. The novel was adapted into a critically acclaimed film by David O. Selznick in 1939.Read the full book summary, an in-depth character analysis of Scarlett O’Hara, and explanations of important quotes from Gone with the Wind.
