Big Fish: A Novel Of Mythic Proportions

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.

"Comic and poignant . . . a nice encapsulation of the complexity with which many sons view their fathers." (The New York Times Book Review)

Daniel Wallace is the author of Ray in Reverse and The Watermelon King. Raised in Birmingham, Alabama, Wallace now works as an illustrator.

Publisher: Penguin Group USA, Inc
Imprint: Penguin (Non-Classics)
Distributor: Penguin Group USA, Inc
Publication Date: 11-01-1999
Pages: 208
Measurements: 7.90in X 5.20in X 0.56in X 0.34lb