A Thousand Acres
by Jane Smiley
2020-07-09 11:48:37
The only hardcover edition of Jane Smiley''s most famous novel--King Lear on an Iowa farm--which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. EVERYMAN''S LIBRARY CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS. With a new introduction.This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakesp...
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The only hardcover edition of Jane Smiley''s most famous novel--King Lear on an Iowa farm--which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. EVERYMAN''S LIBRARY CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS. With a new introduction.
This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare''s King Lear 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.
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