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A thousand acres, a novel, Jane Smiley with an introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

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A thousand acres, a novel, Jane Smiley with an introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Language

eng

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no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

A thousand acres

Responsibility statement

Jane Smiley with an introduction by Lucy Hughes-Hallett

Sub title

a novel

Summary

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

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1000 acres

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