A Thousand Acres
This powerful twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare’s *King Lear* centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who 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. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly written, *A Thousand Acres* takes on themes of truth, justice, love, and pride—and reveals the beautiful yet treacherous topography of humanity.
A Thousand AcresBooks
Details
- First published
- 1991
- Pages
- 371 pages
- Hardcover 3.5/5
- Genres
General Classics Literary Fiction
- Authors
- Original title
- Thousand Acres
- Original language
- English