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Big Fish : A Novel of Mythic Proportions by Daniel Wallace (1998, Hardcover)

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PublisherAlgonquin Books of Chapel Hill

ISBN-101565122178

ISBN-139781565122178

eBay Product ID (ePID)127370625

Product Key Features

Book TitleBig Fish : a Novel of Mythic Proportions

Number of Pages180 Pages

LanguageEnglish

TopicFamily Life, Fairy Tales, Folk Tales, Legends & Mythology, Literary, Action & Adventure, Humorous / General

Publication Year1998

GenreFiction

TypeTextbook

AuthorDaniel Wallace

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight11.1 Oz

Item Length7.2 in

Item Width5.3 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN98-026216

Reviews"A comic novel about death, about the mysteries of parents and the redemptive power of storytelling." - USA Today, "Refreshing, original . . . Wallace mixes the mundane and the mythical. His chapters have the transformative quality of fable and fairy tale." - Publishers Weekly , starred review, "An audacious, highly original debut novel . . . An imaginative, and moving, record of a son's love for a charming, unknowable father." - Kirkus Reviews, eoeA charming whopper of a tale.e e" The San Diego Union-Tribune eoeBoth comic and poignant.e e" The New York Times eoeRefreshing, original . . . Wallace mixes the mundane and the mythical. His chapters have the transformative quality of fable and fairy tale.e e" Publishers Weekly , starred review eoeA comic novel about death, about the mysteries of parents and the redemptive power of storytelling.e e" USA Today eoeAn audacious, highly original debut novel . . . An imaginative, and moving, record of a sone(tm)s love for a charming, unknowable father.e e" Kirkus Reviews, "A charming whopper of a tale." -- The San Diego Union-Tribune "Both comic and poignant." -- The New York Times "Refreshing, original . . . Wallace mixes the mundane and the mythical. His chapters have the transformative quality of fable and fairy tale." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "A comic novel about death, about the mysteries of parents and the redemptive power of storytelling." -- USA Today "An audacious, highly original debut novel . . . An imaginative, and moving, record of a son's love for a charming, unknowable father." -- Kirkus Reviews

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal813/.54

Table Of ContentPart I The Day He Was Born In Which He Speaks to Animals The Year it Snowed in Alabama His Great Promise My Father's Death: Take 1 The Girl in the River His Quiet Charm How He Tamed the Giant In Which He Goes Fishing The Day He Left Ashland Entering a New World Part II The Old Lady and the Eye My Father's Death: Take 2 His First Great Love His Legendary Legs In Which He Makes a Move The Fight On Meeting the In-Laws His Three Labors He Goes to War My Father's Death: Take 3 The Day I Was Born How He Saw Me How He Saved My Life His Immortality His Greatest Power In Which He Has a Dream Part III In Which He Buys a Town, and More How it Ends My Father's Death: Take 4 Big Fish

Edition DescriptionTeacher's edition

SynopsisIn 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. Animals loved him, people loved him, women loved him. He knew more jokes than any man alive. At least that s what he told his son, William. But now Edward Bloom is dying, and William wants desperately to know the truth about his elusive father this indefatigable teller of tall tales before it s too late. So, using the few facts he knows, William re-creates Edward s life in a series of legends and myths, through which he begins to understand his father s great feats, and his great failings. The result is hilarious and wrenching, tender and outrageous.", The classic novel that inspired the beloved Tim Burton film and the Broadway musical. 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. Animals loved him, people loved him, women loved him. He knew more jokes than any man alive. At least that's what he told his son, William. But now Edward Bloom is dying, and William wants desperately to know the truth about his elusive father--this indefatigable teller of tall tales--before it's too late. So, using the few facts he knows, William re-creates Edward's life in a series of legends and myths, through which he begins to understand his father's great feats, and his great failings. The result is hilarious and wrenching, tender and outrageous.

LC Classification NumberPS3573.A4256348B5