The Feud
AuthorThomas Berger
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDelacorte Press/Seymour Lawrence
Publication date
1983
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardback)
Pages265 pp
ISBN0440028337
Preceded byReinhart's Women 
Followed byNowhere 

The Feud is a 1983 novel by American author Thomas Berger. [1] [2]

Plot

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Characters

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  • Tony Beeler
  • Dolf Beeler
  • Reverton
  • Bud Bullard

Major themes

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~thematic description, using the work of literary critics (i.e. scholars)~

Literary significance and reception

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~description of the work's initial reception and legacy based on the work of literary critics and commentators over the years, give citations; if no literary significant should just be called reception~

Awards and nominations

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In 1984, The Feud was nominated by the Pulitzer committee for fiction for the Pulitzer Prize, but the Pulitzer board overrode their recommendation and instead chose William Kennedy's Ironweed.[3]

Adaptations

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Bill D'Elia produced and directed a film adaptation of The Feud in 1989.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Landon, Brooks. Understanding Thomas Berger, University of South Carolina Press, 2009.
  2. ^ Madden, David (editor). Critical Essays on Thomas Berger, G.K. Hall, 1995.
  3. ^ McDowell 1984, p. C26.
  4. ^ The Feud & IMDB.
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Category:1983 novels Category:20th-century American novels