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Book, 1998
Current format, Book, 1998, 1st ed, No Longer Available.
Book, 1998
Current format, Book, 1998, 1st ed, No Longer Available. Offered in 0 more formats
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.
Edward Bloom is dying, and his son William does not truly know him, until William arrives at Edward's deathbed, but since Edward shows no interest in talking to him, William makes up stories that recreate his father's life in heroic proportions. 20,000 first printing. Tour. When his attempts to get to know his dying father fail, William Bloom makes up stories that recreate his father's life in heroic proportions
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