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"Los Angeles Times"
Part Candide, part Huck Finn and a whole lot of Andy Griffith, [Gump] makes his case in a voice all his own.
Kurzbeschreibung
>Forrest Gump< is the major new film starring Tom Hanks. A blockbuster in America, the film opens here in October, and Transworld have high hopes for their tie-in titles. This is the original novel and is published as a Black Swan. They are also publishing a humour tie-in as a Corgi Original (see below), and both books will be promoted heavily. **Previously appeared in November Buyer's Notes**
Synopsis
At 6'6" and 240lbs, Forrest Gump is difficult to ignore. This satire follows him from the football dynasties of Bear Bryant to Vietnam, and from encounters with Presidents Johnson and Nixon to pow-wows with Chairman Mao. It also takes in Harvard University, a Hollywood set, and a NASA mission.
