William Goldman - The Princess Bride Since its first edition in 1973 , The Princess Bride has been gradually gaining the status of cult book. William Goldman, the celebrated author and screenwriter of Marathon Man of Two Men and One Destiny, presented it to his readers as "the best passages of classic adventure and true love of S. Morgenstern, a delicious piece of fantasy full of" duels fights, torture, poison, true love, hatred, revenge, giants, hunters, bad men, good men, beautiful women, snakes, spiders, beasts of all shapes and sizes, idols, death, strong men, closures, flight, truths, lies, passion and miracles. "In 1987 was made into a film by Rob Reiner, who did a superb adaptation of the work based on a screenplay written specifically for Goldman himself, managed to preserve all its dynamism, freshness and sense of humor.
A novel that is unlikely to be overcome and that pays tribute to all the classic adventure.
The beautiful Buttercup Westley swears eternal love, which goes in search of fortune and is killed by pirates. The maid, forced, is promised to Prince Humperdinck of Florin, a rug which is only interested in hunting. The best swordsman, the smartest man and the strongest in the world are hired by the enemies of Florin to kidnap Buttercup. On the run, suffer from the relentless pursuit of a hoodie that will challenge one at their own game.
In The Princess Bride, William Goldman has met all the classic elements of great stories set in a medieval fantasy world, imprinting his fine sense of humor. His characters represent all the heroes and villains of our childhood stories and pay tribute to a brilliant adventure novels.
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