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The Princess Bride: S. Morgenstern's Classic Tale of True Love and High Adventure, The "Good Parts" Version is a 1973 fantasy romance novel by American writer William Goldman. The book combines elements of comedy, adventure, fantasy, drama, romance, and fairy tale. It is metafictionally presented as an abridgment of a longer work by the ...
- William Goldman
- 1973
Oct 8, 2007 · The Princess Bride was written in 1973 by author and screenwriter William Goldman, the same person who wrote the screenplay for the film. Morgenstern serves the same purpose as the opening narrative from the film - to create a fairy tale atmosphere and allow the author (Goldman) to interject his own commentary into the story at will.
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Sep 1, 1973 · The Princess Bride, William Goldman The Princess Bride is a 1987 American romantic comedy fantasy adventure film directed and co-produced by Rob Reiner, starring Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Mandy Patinkin, Chris Sarandon, Wallace Shawn, André the Giant and Christopher Guest.
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The Princess Bride begins with William Goldman's discussion of his life, his family, the book itself (written, he assures us, by S. Morgenstern), and its relation to his own childhood and adulthood. He proclaims that it is his favorite book and that he has edited out the "good parts," the action stories that his father read to him when he was ...
William Goldman ’s The Princess Bride is a 1973 novel that tells the story of a young woman named Buttercup and her true love, Westley. The story unfolds as Westley embarks on a quest to rescue Buttercup from an unwanted marriage. The novel is presented as an abridged version of a fictional book by S. Morgenstern, with Goldman providing ...
The Princess Bride Summary. When the author, William Goldman, is ten years old, he comes down with pneumonia. He spends ten days in the hospital and when he comes home, Goldman's father, a Florinese immigrant, starts to read him The Princess Bride, a classic Florinese adventure tale written by S. Morgenstern.
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Nov 1, 2000 · The Princess Bride was written in 1973 by author and screenwriter William Goldman, the same person who wrote the screenplay for the film. Morgenstern serves the same purpose as the opening narrative from the film - to create a fairy tale atmosphere and allow the author (Goldman) to interject his own commentary into the story at will.
