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A Thousand Acres is a 1991 novel by American author Jane Smiley. It won the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, the National Book Critics Circle Award for fiction in 1991 and was adapted to a 1997 film of the same name. It was premiered as an opera by the Des Moines Metro Opera during their 2022 season.
- Jane Smiley
- 1991
Jan 1, 2001 · Jane Smiley’s Pulitzer Prize winning A Thousand Acres takes most of its inspiration from King Lear, but works that soil with bountiful quantities of modern nutrients.
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- Paperback
- Jane Smiley
Dec 2, 2003 · 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.
- 1991
- Jane Smiley
A novel about three sisters who inherit their father's farm and face various challenges and conflicts. The summary covers the main events, themes, characters, and symbols of the book.
Sep 19, 1997 · A Thousand Acres: Directed by Jocelyn Moorhouse. With Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jason Robards, Jennifer Jason Leigh. A family is torn apart after a father gives his valuable farm land to his daughters.
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- Drama
- Jocelyn Moorhouse
- 1997-09-19
About A Thousand Acres. PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A “powerful and poignant” twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear (The New York Times Book Review) that takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride—and centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm between his three daughters.
Jan 5, 2011 · A Thousand Acres: A Novel. PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • A "powerful and poignant" twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare’s King Lear (The New York Times...
