The Princess Bride is a timeless tale that pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. This incredible journey and artfully rendered love story is peppered with strange beasties monstrous and gentle, memorable surprises both terrible and sublime, and such unforgettable characters as...
Westley, the handsome farm boy who risks death (and much worse) for the woman he loves; Inigo, the Spanish swordsman who lives only to avenge his father's death; Fezzik, the gentlest giant ever to have uprooted a tree with his bear hands; Vizzini, the evil Sicilian, with a mind so keen he's foiled by his own perfect logic; Prince Humperdinck, the eviler ruler of Guilder, who has an equally insatiable thirst for war and beauteous Buttercup; Count Rugen, the evilest man of all, who thrives on the excruciating pain of others; Miracle Max, the King's ex-Miracle Man, who can raise the dead (kind of); and, of course, Buttercup... the princess bride, the most perfect, beautiful woman in the history of the world!
The Princess Bride is a timeless tale that pits country against country, good against evil, love against hate. This incredible journey and artfully rendered love story is peppered with strange beasties monstrous and gentle, memorable surprises both terrible and sublime, and such unforgettable characters as...
Westley, the handsome farm boy who risks death (and much worse) for the woman he loves; Inigo, the Spanish swordsman who lives only to avenge his father's death; Fezzik, the gentlest giant ever to have uprooted a tree with his bear hands; Vizzini, the evil Sicilian, with a mind so keen he's foiled by his own perfect logic; Prince Humperdinck, the eviler ruler of Guilder, who has an equally insatiable thirst for war and beauteous Buttercup; Count Rugen, the evilest man of all, who thrives on the excruciating pain of others; Miracle Max, the King's ex-Miracle Man, who can raise the dead (kind of); and, of course, Buttercup... the princess bride, the most perfect, beautiful woman in the history of the world!
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Blending suspenseful thrillers, satirical fantasy, and acclaimed screenplays, a seven-decade literary career produced iconic novels and award-winning cinema. William Goldman established himself as both an influential novelist and a two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter whose works bridged popular fiction and major film adaptations. He is widely recognized for his enduring fantasy novel The Princess Bride and his tense psychological thriller Marathon Man.
Born on August 12, 1931, in Highland Park, Illinois, Goldman grew up near Chicago alongside his brother, writer James Goldman. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Oberlin College in 1952, where he served as an editor for the school's literary magazine, and later completed a master's degree in English at Columbia University in 1956. He published his debut novel, The Temple of Gold, in 1957, beginning a creative period that included novel writing, non-fiction, and teaching creative writing at Princeton University from 1965 to 1966.
Goldman transitioned into screenwriting in 1965 with Masquerade, making Hollywood history in 1967 when 20th Century Fox purchased his original screenplay for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for a record sum of $400,000. The 1969 film earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, along with BAFTA and Golden Globe honors. He earned a second Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for All the President's Men in 1976. Over seven decades, Goldman authored 16 novels alongside numerous plays and screenplays, continuing his career until his death in New York on November 16, 2018.
Goldman's writing style is noted for sharp dialogue, genre versatility, and clever narrative framing. In works like The Princess Bride, he employed satirical metafiction and humor, using the fictional pseudonym S. Morgenstern to craft a playful framing device around a classic fairy tale adventure. His thrillers, such as Marathon Man, highlight his talent for building psychological tension, intricate dramatic plotting, and memorable dialogue across both prose and screen adaptations.
2 books in catalog
Blending suspenseful thrillers, satirical fantasy, and acclaimed screenplays, a seven-decade literary career produced iconic novels and award-winning cinema. William Goldman established himself as both an influential novelist and a two-time Academy Award-winning screenwriter whose works bridged popular fiction and major film adaptations. He is widely recognized for his enduring fantasy novel The Princess Bride and his tense psychological thriller Marathon Man.
Born on August 12, 1931, in Highland Park, Illinois, Goldman grew up near Chicago alongside his brother, writer James Goldman. He earned a bachelor's degree in English from Oberlin College in 1952, where he served as an editor for the school's literary magazine, and later completed a master's degree in English at Columbia University in 1956. He published his debut novel, The Temple of Gold, in 1957, beginning a creative period that included novel writing, non-fiction, and teaching creative writing at Princeton University from 1965 to 1966.
Goldman transitioned into screenwriting in 1965 with Masquerade, making Hollywood history in 1967 when 20th Century Fox purchased his original screenplay for Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid for a record sum of $400,000. The 1969 film earned him the Academy Award for Best Original Screenplay, along with BAFTA and Golden Globe honors. He earned a second Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay for All the President's Men in 1976. Over seven decades, Goldman authored 16 novels alongside numerous plays and screenplays, continuing his career until his death in New York on November 16, 2018.
Goldman's writing style is noted for sharp dialogue, genre versatility, and clever narrative framing. In works like The Princess Bride, he employed satirical metafiction and humor, using the fictional pseudonym S. Morgenstern to craft a playful framing device around a classic fairy tale adventure. His thrillers, such as Marathon Man, highlight his talent for building psychological tension, intricate dramatic plotting, and memorable dialogue across both prose and screen adaptations.
