Thousand Acres

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Jane Smiley: Thousand Acres (Hardcover, 2003, Tandem Library)

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English language

Published Dec. 14, 2003 by Tandem Library.

ISBN:
978-1-4176-8313-0
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OCLC Number:
522747634

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This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who 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. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly written, A Thousand Acres takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride—and reveals the beautiful yet treacherous topography of humanity.

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Subjects

  • Literary
  • Fiction
  • Fathers and daughters
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Parent and adult child