| A Thousand Acres: Introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett Contributor(s): Smiley, Jane (Author), Hughes-Hallett, Lucy (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1101907967 ISBN-13: 9781101907962 Publisher: Everyman's Library OUR PRICE: $23.40 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: February 2018 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Small Town & Rural |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2017052985 |
| Lexile Measure: 930 |
| Series: Contemporary Classics |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5.2" W x 8" (1.20 lbs) 456 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Family - Cultural Region - Heartland - Demographic Orientation - Rural - Geographic Orientation - Iowa - Cultural Region - Upper Midwest |
| Accelerated Reader Info |
| Quiz #: 10850 Reading Level: 6.0 Interest Level: Upper Grades Point Value: 20.0 |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The only hardcover edition of Jane Smiley's most famous novel--King Lear on an Iowa farm--which won the Pulitzer Prize in 1992. EVERYMAN'S LIBRARY CONTEMPORARY CLASSICS. With a new introduction. This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear 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. |