Beggarman, Thief
Beggarman, Thief is a 1977 novel written by Irwin Shaw. It was a sequel to his 1970 bestseller Rich Man, Poor Man and focuses on the surviving Jordache siblings, Gretchen and Rudolph; their deceased brother Thomas' teenage son Wesley Jordache; and Gretchen's adult son Billy Abbott.
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| Author | Irwin Shaw |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 15 July 1978 |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 512 pp |
| ISBN | 0-440-10701-6 |
| OCLC | 3167032 |
| Preceded by | Rich Man, Poor Man |
The miniseries adapted from the original novel had a 1976-77 sequel entitled Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, broadcast prior to the publication of Beggarman, Thief and was not based on the second novel. A television adaptation of Beggarman, Thief followed in 1979, starring Tovah Feldshuh, Glenn Ford, Bo Hopkins, Lynn Redgrave, Jean Simmons Susan Strasberg and Andrew Stevens.
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