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Feb 26, 2013 · First read Rich Man Poor Man, followup with Beggarman, Thief. These two books are approximately 1200 hundred pages. The ongoing story of the Jordache families is an addictive , well written, classic. Although written in a different time , many of the same personal, moral, and political issues of the book still apply today.
Jan 1, 2001 · Moving between Europe and America, "Beggarman, Thief" is a brilliant novel chronicling the fortunes of one family - the joys, sorrows, successes and failures. This is not only the gripping sequel to Irwin Shaw's bestselling "Rich Man, Poor Man", but also an outstanding novel in its own right. 372 pages, Paperback.
- (2.5K)
- Paperback
- Irwin Shaw
Beggarman, Thief. Beggarman, Thief is a 1977 novel written by Irwin Shaw. It was a sequel to his 1970 bestseller Rich Man, Poor Man and focuses on the surviving Jordache siblings, Gretchen and Rudolph; their deceased brother Thomas' teenage son Wesley Jordache; and Gretchen's adult son Billy Abbott. [1]
- 512 pp
- Irwin Shaw
- 15 July 1978
- Delacorte Press
Dell, 1978 - Fiction - 511 pages. Six months on the New York Times bestseller list, Beggarman, Thief is Irwin Shaw at his finest, combining vividly portrayed characters and a tense, exciting plot. "A born storyteller. Mixing sex, violence, a photo reflection of our times".--Publishers Weekly.
Feb 26, 2013 · Beggarman, Thief: A Novel. A family confronts its dark past in this saga of murder, revenge, and redemption by the New York Times–bestselling author of Rich Man, Poor Man. In Irwin Shaw’s celebrated novel Rich Man, Poor Man, the Jordache clan was divided and scattered by the forces of American culture and capitalism after World War II.
Beggarman, Thief. In Irwin Shaws celebrated novel Rich Man, Poor Man, the Jordache clan was divided and scattered by the forces of American culture and capitalism after World War II. In this potent sequel, the family reunites after a terrible act of violence. Wesley never really knew his father, Tom, the black sheep of the Jordache family.
