00000nam a2200000 a 4500 Smiley, Jane aut Verfasser/-in Amerikanische Literatur A thousand acres a novel Jane Smiley New York Anchor Books 1992 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 Shakespeare's 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. 9781400033836 9781400033836 1400033837 1400033837 eng Band 371 S.