**PULITZER PRIZE WINNER - The only hardcover edition of the powerful and
poignant twentieth-century reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear (The
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This powerful novel centers on a wealthy Iowa farmer who decides to
divide his farm among his three daughters. When the youngest objects,
she is cut out of his will, which sets in motion a chain of events that
brings dark truths to light. Ambitiously conceived and stunningly
written, A Thousand Acres spins the most fundamental themes of truth,
justice, love, and pride into a universally acclaimed masterpiece.