num_pages: 371
description: Aging Larry Cook announces his intention to turn over his 1,000-acre farm—one of the largest in Zebulon County, Iowa—to his three daughters, Caroline, Ginny, and Rose. A man of harsh sensibilities, he carves Caroline out of the deal because she has the nerve to be less than enthusiastic about her father's generosity. While Larry Cook deteriorates into a pathetic drunk, his daughters are left to cope with the often grim realities of life on a family farm—from battering husbands to cutthroat lenders. In this winner of the 1992 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, Smiley captures the essence of such a life with stark, painful detail.
language: English
title: A Thousand Acres
titlecomplete: A Thousand Acres
characters: Rose Cook-Lewis, Ty Smith, Caroline Cook, Peter Lewis, Ginny Cook-Smith, Jess Clark, Larry Cook
genres: American, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Novels, Adult Fiction, Literature, Classics, Family, Fiction, Contemporary
ratings_count: 67341
places: The United States of America, Zebulon County (fictional), Iowa, Iowa
awards: awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Ambassador Book Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Los Angeles Times Book Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Chicago Tribune Heartland Prize
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: National Book Critics Circle Award
category: Fiction, awardedAt: 694252800000
name: Society of Midland Authors Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Anchor