Sironia,_Texas
Sironia, Texas is a novel by American author Madison Cooper that describes life in the fictional town of Sironia, Texas, in the early 20th century. The book won the Houghton Mifflin Literary Award.[1] Sironia is widely thought to be a thinly disguised version of Cooper's hometown of Waco, Texas. The book contains over 1,700 pages, making it one of the longest novels in the English language.[2] Written over a period of 11 years,[1] it was published in 1952.[2] It sold 25,000 copies in its initial printing, but quickly faded from public view.[1] Cooper subtly satirized upper-class southerners throughout the book.[3]