The Princess Bride - by William Goldman (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>In this 30th anniversary edition, Goldman frames the famous fairy tale with an "autobiographical" story; his father had abridged the book as he read it to his son. Now, Goldman is publishing an abridged version, interspersed with comments on the parts that had been cut out.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>William Goldman's modern fantasy classic is a simple, exceptional story about quests--for riches, revenge, power, and, of course, true love--that's thrilling and timeless.</b></p><p> </p><p>Anyone who lived through the 1980s may find it impossible--inconceivable, even--to equate <i>The Princess Bride</i> with anything other than the sweet, celluloid romance of Westley and Buttercup, but the film is only a fraction of the ingenious storytelling you'll find in these pages. Rich in character and satire, the novel is set in 1941 and framed cleverly as an "abridged" retelling of a centuries-old tale set in the fabled country of Florin that's home to "Beasts of all natures and descriptions. Pain. Death. Brave men. Coward men. Strongest men. Chases. Escapes. Lies. Truths. Passions."<p/><br></br><p><b> From the Back Cover </b></p></br></br>A tale of true love and high adventure, pirates, princesses, giants, miracles, fencing, and a frightening assortment of wild beasts--<i>The Princess Bride</i> is a modern storytelling classic.</p>As Florin and Guilder teeter on the verge of war, the reluctant Princess Buttercup is devastated by the loss of her true love, kidnapped by a mercenary and his henchman, rescued by a pirate, forced to marry Prince Humperdinck, and rescued once again by the very crew who absconded with her in the first place. In the course of this dazzling adventure, she'll meet Vizzini--the criminal philosopher who'll do anything for a bag of gold; Fezzik--the gentle giant; Inigo--the Spaniard whose steel thirsts for revenge; and Count Rugen--the evil mastermind behind it all. Foiling all their plans and jumping into their stories is Westley, Princess Buttercup s one true love and a very good friend of a very dangerous pirate.William Goldman has been writing books and movies for more than forty years. He has won two Academy Awards (one for <i>Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid</i> and one for <i>All the President's Men</i>), and three Lifetime Achievement awards in screenwriting. "<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>PRAISE FOR <i>THE PRINCESS BRIDE</i> <p/>[Goldman's] swashbuckling fable is nutball funny . . . A 'classic' medieval melodrama that sounds like all the Saturday serials you ever saw feverishly reworked by the Marx Brothers. --<i>Newsweek</i> <p/>One of the funniest, most original, and deeply moving novels I have read in a long time. --<i>Los Angeles Times</i><br>
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