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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.
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A Thousand Acres, Jane Smiley
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- Released
- 1992
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- Title
- A Thousand Acres
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Jane Smiley
- Publisher
- Fawcett Columbine
- Released
- 1992
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 400
- ISBN10
- 0449907481
- ISBN13
- 9780449907481
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Fiction, Family, Contemporary Fiction, USA, Relationships, Plants, American Literature, Fun, Adapted for Film, Violence, America, Family relationships, Abuse, Herbs, Sisters, Jealousy, Sagas, Farms, Homesteads, Heritage, Tragedy, Argument, Conflicts, 1970s, Fathers and Daughters, Pulitzer Prize, Soil, Clay
- Original title
- A thousand acres
- Rating
- 3.7 out of 5
- Description
- 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.