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371 p Summary: "A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between his three daughters. When the youngest objects, she is cut out of his will. This sets off a chain of events that brings dark truths to light and explodes long-suppressed emotions. An ambitious reimagining of Shakespeare's King Lear cast upon a typical American community in the late twentieth century"--Back cover First published: 1991 Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics' Circle Award