Buttered Side Down is a short story collection, first published in 1912, by American novelist Edna Ferber, who won the Pulitzer price in 1925.
The Stories included are:
— The frog and the puddle
— The man who came back
— What she wore
— A bush league hero
— The kitchen side of the door
— One of the old girls
— Maymeys from Cuba
— The leading lady
— That home-town feeling
— The homely heroine
— Sun dried
— Where the car turns at 18th.
Edna Ferber (1885–1968) was an American novelist, short story writer and playwright. Her novels were especially popular and included the Pulitzer Prize-winning So Big (1924), Show Boat (1926; made into the celebrated 1927 musical), Cimarron (1929; made into the 1931 film which won the Academy Award for Best Picture), and Giant (1952; made into the 1956 Hollywood movie).
Ferber's novels generally featured strong female protagonists, along with a rich and diverse collection of supporting characters. She usually highlighted at least one strong secondary character who faced discrimination ethnically or for other reasons; through this technique, Ferber demonstrated her belief that people are people and that the not-so-pretty people have the best character.
