The Princess Bride Mass Market Paperback – March 12, 1984 by William Goldman
William Goldman’s beloved novel has sold over one million copies. A movie, released twenty years ago, perfectly captured the spirit of the book and has introduced new fans to its pages ever since. In 1941 a young boy lies bedridden from pneumonia. His perpetually disheveled and unattractive father, an immigrant from Florin with terribly broken English, shuffles into his bedroom carrying a book. The boy wants to know if it has any sports. His father says, "Fencing. Fighting. Torture. Poison. True love. Hate. Revenge. Giants. Hunters. Bad men. Good men. Beautifulest ladies. Snakes. Spiders. Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passions. Miracles." And the little boy, though he doesn’t know it, is about to change forever. As Goldman says, "What happened was just this. I got hooked on the story." And coming generations of readers will, too.
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William Goldman's The Princess Bride
Publisher : Del Rey; Fourteenth Printing edition (March 12, 1984)
Language : English
ISBN-10 : 0345315324
ISBN-13 : 978-0345315328
Item Weight : 5.5 ounces
Dimensions : 0.69 x 5.5 x 8.6 inches