Written in 1991, jane smileys pulitzerwinning a thousand acres pretends to be about the death of the american farm but, if ive ever read a book richer in subtext, i cannot recall it. The first edition of the novel was published in 1991, and was written by jane smiley. In smileys new novel, lear is now widowed farmer larry cook, whose family. The only hardcover edition of jane smileys most famous novelking lear on an iowa. In a thousand acres, jane smiley has chosen to retell king lear as a novel set on. We rate books on their quality and readability, as well as the discussion they prompt. Jane smiley is the author of many novels, including a thousand acres, which won the pulitzer prize, and horse heaven. Jane smileys a thousand acres fiu digital commons florida. I find myself having to disavow my most famous and admired novel, wrote smiley in a short piece, taking it all. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly written, a thousand acres spins the most. This work is brought to you for free and open access by the. A thousand acres is a 1991 novel by american author jane smiley. A thousand acres by jane smiley plot summary litcharts.
A thousand acres study guide literature guide litcharts. Jane smiley had reworked shakespeares play into an astonishing novel. This powerful twentiethcentury reimagining of shakespeares king lear centers on a wealthy iowa farmer who decides to divide his farm among his three daughters. A thousand acres by jane smiley pdf free download ebook. A thousand acres seems at the start like a novel in which loyal daughters and. She tells the story via the lives of three daughters of a third generation farming family in iowa in the 1970s. Pdf jane smileys a thousand acres 1991 and archival. In a thousand acres, smiley presents another such portrait in a long, rich novel that reverberates at a mythic level in its connections with william shakespeares king lear c. Get the entire thousand acres litchart as a printable pdf. The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 371 pages and is available in paperback format. The book has all the stark brutality of a shakespearean tragedy. The character of larry cook corresponds to the title character of that play. Jane smiley notes that her novel a thousand acres was precipitated by a few. Need help with book 1, chapter 1 in jane smiley s a thousand acres.
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