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More copies of this ISBN:Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportionsby Daniel Wallace
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:Soon to be a major motion picture, directed by Tim Burton, and starring Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup, Jessica Lange, Helena Bonham Carter, Steve Buscemi and Danny DeVito.
In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. He could outrun anybody. He never missed a day of school. He saved lives and tamed giants. He was an inspired salesman — a visionary, in fact — and a beneficent real estate magnate who once bought a whole town just to make sure it would never change. Animals loved him. People loved him. Women loved him (and he loved them back). And he knew more jokes than any man alive. Or at least that's what he's told his son, William. William doesn't really know his father because, actually, Edward wasn't home all that much. So William sets out to discover who his father was by recreating his life in a series of myths and legends inspired by the few facts he knows. Through these tall tales, William begins to understand Edward Bloom's great feats — and his great failings. In scenes by turns hilarious and wrenching, tender and outrageous, Big Fish teaches us about the manipulative power of mythmaking, the search for an honesty somehow deeper than truth, and the redemption that can occur when one moves from life to death. Review:"[A] refreshing, original debut....Wallace mixes the mundane and the mythical. His chapters have the transformative quality of fable and fairy tale, and the novel's roomy structure allows the mystery and lyricism of the story to coalesce." Publishers Weekly (Starred Review) Review:"Comic and poignant...a nice encapsulation of the complexity with which many sons view their fathers." The New York Times Book Review Review:"A refreshingly different approach....Wallace exhibits a masterly touch." San Diego Union Tribune Review:"An audacious, highly original debut....[A] vigorous updating of the purely American genre of the tall tale — as well as an imaginative, and moving, record of a son's love for a charming, unknowable father." Kirkus Reviews Review:"A talented and fascinating writer. Daniel Wallace has created a jewel in Big Fish." Winston Groom, author of Forrest Gump Review:"A comic novel about the mysteries of death, about the mysteries of parents and the redemptive power of storytelling." USA Today Review:"Wallace delivers handsomely with a wise story that is a delight to read." Dan Koenig, Book Magazine Review:"Small glimpses of the soul of another through the lattice of tall stories make up this charming first novel....Readers who loved Martha Bergland's Idle Curiosity will love this one, too." GraceAnne A. DeCandido, Booklist Review:"I have a feeling that Big Fish is going to make a very big splash." Lee Smith, author of News of the Spirit Synopsis:William sets out to discover who his father is by recreating his life in a series of myths and legends inspired by the few facts he knows. Through these tall tales, William begins to understand Edward Bloom's great feats — and his great failings. About the AuthorDaniel Wallace is the author of Ray in Reverse and The Watermelon King. Raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Wallace now works as an illustrator. Table of ContentsPART I The Day He Was Born 5 In Which He Speaks to Animals 8 The Year It Snowed in Alabama 9 His Great Promise 12 My Father's Death: Take 1 13 The Girl in the River 24 His Quiet Charm 28 How He Tamed the Giant 29 In Which He Goes Fishing 34 The Day He Left Ashland 37 Entering a New World 50 PART II The Old Lady and the Eye 57 My Father's Death: Take 2 65 His First Great Love 76 His Legendary Legs 78 In Which He Makes His Move 79 The Fight 81 On Meeting the In-Laws 86 His Three Labors 91 He Goes to War 101 My Father's Death: Take 3 106 The Day I Was Born 117 How He Saw Me 120 How He Saved My Life 125 His Immortality 128 His Greatest Power 130 In Which He Has a Dream 134 PART III In Which He Buys a Town, and More 143 How It Ends 164 My Father's Death: Take 4 169 Big Fish 175 What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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