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A Thousand Acres
Jane Smiley
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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1 copy
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pages
371
Format
PAPERBACK
ISBN-13
9780449907481
ISBN-10
0449907481
Language
English
Published
1992-01-01
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