A Thousand Acres Everymans Lib

Smiley, Jane

ISBN 10: 1101907967 / ISBN 13: 9781101907962

Verlag: Everyman's Library, 2018

Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 00084645592

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PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • The only hardcover edition of the "powerful and poignant" twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear (The New York Times Book Review). • EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS. • With a new introduction.

This powerful novel centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm among his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will, which sets in motion a chain of events that brings dark truths to light. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly written, A Thousand Acres spins the most fundamental themes of truth, justice, love, and pride into a universally acclaimed masterpiece.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: JANE SMILEY is the author of numerous novels, including A Thousand Acres, which was awarded the Pulitzer Prize, and most recently, Golden Age, the concluding volume of The Last Hundred Years trilogy. She is also the author of five works of nonfiction and a series of books for young adults. A member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, she has also received the PEN Center USA Lifetime Achievement Award for Literature. She lives in Northern California.

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Titel: A Thousand Acres Everymans Lib
Verlag: Everyman's Library
Erscheinungsdatum: 2018
Einband: Hardcover
Zustand: Good