A Peculiar Treasure
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 First edition | |
| Author | Edna Ferber |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Subject | Autobiography |
| Published | 1938 |
| Publisher | Doubleday, Doran, & Co. |
| Publication place | United States |
| Pages | 398 |
A Peculiar Treasure is an autobiography by American author Edna Ferber. The book was first published in 1938 by Doubleday, Doran, & Co. at 398 pages long.[1] The book is Ferber's first autobiography, and recounts her small-town, Midwest childhood, and her subsequent rise to authorship and the Pulitzer Prize. Her ascent from night-court reporter at a small-town newspaper to the author of So Big is set against the rising tensions in Europe and upsurging antisemitism in the US.[2]