A Smiley, Jane. creator text Allegories. nyu New York Ballantine Books 1992, c1991 1992 1991 monographic eng

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371 p. ; 21 cm. A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain of events that brings dark truths to light and explodes long- suppressed emotions. An ambitious reimagining of Shakespeares 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. Jane Smiley. "A Fawcett Columbine book." Accelerated Reader AR UG 6.0 20.0 10850. Family farms Fiction Iowa Fiction 0449907481 (pbk.) 92090058 DMM 050618 20190501232701.0 26622006