num_pages: 283
description: William Goldmanâ€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 doesnâ€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.
language: English
title: The Princess Bride
titlecomplete: The Princess Bride
characters: Count Rugen, Buttercup, Ty Cobb, The Dread Pirate Roberts, Fezzik, Prince Humperdinck, Westley, Vizzini, Miracle Max, Inigo Montoya
genres: Fiction, Adventure, Comedy, Humor, Romance, Young Adult, Classics, Science Fiction Fantasy, Fantasy, Fairy Tales
ratings_count: 882934
publisher: Del Rey