 | | | | | | The Princess Bride | 
Stock Photo | | Item Specifics - Nonfiction Books | | | Author: | William Goldman | | Edition Description: | Reissue | | | Publisher: | Ballantine Books | | Category: | Fiction Genres | | | ISBN-10: | 0345348036 | | | | | | ISBN-13: | 9780345348036 | | | | | | Format: | Softcover | | Condition: | Used | | | Publication Year: | 1990 | | | | | | Special Attributes: | -- | | | | | | |
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Mass Market Paperback |
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9.76 |
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Very Good |
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Great reading copy, super fast shipping! |
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Portions of this page Copyright 1995 - 2008 Muze Inc. All rights reserved.
| Synopsis | Hollywood scriptwriter William Goldman pretends that he is simply editing and commenting on what purports to be a 19th-century fairy-tale by "Florinese" writer S. Morgenstern. Studded with hilariously anachronistic one-liners, this fantasy aims to teach its readers the important lesson that "life isn't fair," by placing considerable obstacles in the way of the romance between Westley, a talented farmboy who later assumes a somewhat more dashing and mysterious identity, and Buttercup, a sweet, dimwitted, world-record-breaking beauty who becomes engaged to the local prince. Goldman adapted the novel into a successful 1987 film starring Cary Elwes as Westley and Robin Wright as Buttercup.
| | Size | | Height: | 6.8 in. | | Width: | 4.3 in. | | Thickness: | 1.2 in. | | Weight: | 7.2 oz. |
| | Publisher's Note | A writers views on life and art are revealed in his effort to edit the children's classic that shaped his literary ambitions.
S. Morgensterns Classic Tale of True Love and High AdventureThe "good parts" versionAbridged by William GoldmanWhat happens when the most beautiful girl in the world marries the handsomest prince of all time and he turns out to be...well...a lot less than the man of her dreams?As a boy, William Goldman claims, he loved to hear his father read the "S. Morgenstern classic, The Princess Bride. But as a grown-up he discovered that the boring parts were left out of good old Dads recitation, and only the "good parts" reached his ears.Now Goldman does Dad one better. Hes reconstructed the "Good Parts Version" to delight wise kids and wide-eyed grownups everywhere.Whats it about? Fencing. Fighting. True Love. Strong Hate. Harsh Revenge. A Few Giants. Lots of Bad Men. Lots of Good Men. Five or Six Beautiful Women. Beasties Monstrous and Gentle. Some Swell Escapes and Captures. Death, Lies, Truth, Miracles, and a Little Sex.In short, it's about everything.
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