num_pages: 208
description: In his prime, Edward Bloom was an extraordinary man. Or at least that's what he told his son. Faced with the prospect of his father's death, William Bloom sets about to discover who the man really is. Daniel Wallace's magical first novel, Big Fish , is told as a series of legends and myths inspired by the few facts that William knows. Through these tall tales-hilarious and wrenching, tender and outrageous-William begins to understand his elusive father's great feats and great failings.
language: English
title: Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
titlecomplete: Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions
characters: Jenny Hill, Sandra Kay Templeton, Edward Bloom, William Bloom
genres: Fiction, Magical Realism, Media Tie In, Humor, Literature, Adult, Novels, Contemporary, Adult Fiction, Fantasy
ratings_count: 22243
places: Alabama
publisher: Thorndike Pr