A THOUSAND ACRES A Novel

Smiley (Jane)

ISBN 10: 1841593826 / ISBN 13: 9781841593821

Published by Alfred A Knopf, New York, London, Toronto, 2018

About this Item

Everyman's Library 382, A Borzoi Book, first included in Everyman's Library 2018, xxxi, 409pp, 14pp other titles in the Everyman's Library, endpapers decorated with the Everyman's Library logo, introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett, pages clean and crisp, yellow silk marker, red cloth, black panel to spine but this copy lacks the gilt lettering, unclipped dust jacket. Size: 8.25 x 5.25 Inches.

Seller Inventory # 019280

Bibliographic Details

• Title: A THOUSAND ACRES A Novel
• Publisher: Alfred A Knopf, New York, London, Toronto
• Publication Date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1841593826
• ISBN 13: 9781841593821
• Binding: Red Cloth
• Edition: Later Edition.
• Condition: New Book
• Dust Jacket Condition: New
• Book Type: Novel

About this title

Synopsis

A Thousand Acres A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain of events that brings dark truths to light and explodes long-suppressed emotions. An ambitious reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear cast upon a typical American community in the late twentieth century, A Thousand Acres takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride, and reveals the beautiful yet treacherous topography of humanity.

About the Author

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.