About the book
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.
Editions of A Thousand Acres
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780517107676
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781101907962
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780394577739
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780449907481
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781400033836
- EBook
- ISBN 9780307787712
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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.
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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.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in A Thousand Acres?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of A Thousand Acres?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780517107676
Is A Thousand Acres part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Everyman's Library Contemporary Classics Series
Who is/are the Author/s of the book A Thousand Acres?
Jane Smiley
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
A Thousand Acres is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780517107676) and hardcover(ISBN 9781101907962) and hardcover(ISBN 9780394577739) and paperback(ISBN 9780449907481) and paperback(ISBN 9781400033836) and ebook(ISBN 9780307787712)
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