Beggarman Thief [Hardcover]

Irwin Shaw (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 1977

Wesley, haunted by his father's murder, begins a strange and deeply personal quest; Billy becomes involved with a girl who leads him into unexpected dangers; Gretchen finds new challenges and experiences a remarkable twist to her life. Moving between Europe and America, "Beggarman, Thief" is a brilliant novel chronicling the fortunes of one family - the joys, sorrows, successes and failures. This is not only the gripping sequel to Irwin Shaw's bestselling "Rich Man, Poor Man", but also an outstanding novel in its own right.

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About the Author

Irwin Shaw was born in New York in 1913 and began his literary career writing short stories, and plays for the stage and radio. During World War Two he served in North Africa, the Middle East and all over Europe, and it was after the war that he achieved widespread acclaim with his first novel, The Young Lions. Irwin Shaw wrote more than a dozen novels, all of which became worldwide bestsellers. A number of his books have also found success as feature films and TV serials, and they have been translated into twenty languages. Irwin Shaw died in 1984. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Publisher: Outlet (June 1977)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0517293870
• ISBN-13: 978-0517293874
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,744,670 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars beggarman, thief, September 29, 2003

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joe (us) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beggarman, Thief (Hardcover)

I was happy to find out that Rich Man, Poor Man, which immediately became one of my favorite books after I finished it, had a sequel. Being a sequel, it definitely didn't live up to Rich Man, Poor Man, but I considered it an excellent follow up. It was cool to see all the characters from the original and the book had a lot of events in it, as did the last one, which is what I love about them. I wasn't at all disappointed and this is probably my favorite series of books.

8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good carry on from Rich Man, Poor Man, November 17, 1999

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KayCeeKay "Just My Two Cents..." (Missouri, United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beggarman, Thief (Hardcover)

Not as good as Rich Man, Poor Man but a good sequel nonetheless. I ended RM, PM wondering more about the characters (a sign of a good book to me I might add) and was delighted to read B,T. Definitely need to read them both to feel satisfied.

5.0 out of 5 stars Beggarman, Thief, June 29, 2010

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This review is from: Beggarman, Thief (Paperback)

Rereading this work after 30 years was as deeply satisfying as the first time. Irwin Shaw had this talent not a lot of novelists do -- he made you care about the characters, who embedded themselves in your feelings and stayed in memory. I cared about Wesley and worried that Rudolph might finally reach his limits as family champion. At the time of the first reading I had no idea "Rich Man, Poor Man," and "Beggarman, Thief" were blockbusters, only that the stories were deeply satisfying. And you know what: in "Rich Man" I even enjoyed the behavior of Rudolph's father with the French teacher. This time around, I will keep the two books with me.