by Winston Groom · Pearson Education · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781405876759
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«Forrest Gump» is the novel adapted by Winston Groom, published by Pearson Education in paperback (56 pages, in English).
This edition is part of the Pearson English Readers series, level 3, for English learners. It tells the life of Forrest Gump, a kind-hearted man many consider an idiot, but who excels as a football player, harmonica musician, and brave soldier. Throughout his journey, Forrest seeks love and the meaning of life, in a story that combines sad moments with very funny ones.
It is an adaptation for English learners, level 3, from the Pearson English Readers series, published on 21 February 2008. The cover states «Now a magical film starring Tom Hanks».
Intended for pre-intermediate English learners who want to read an adapted and enjoyable contemporary story, with learning activities and a vocabulary list.
Winston Francis Groom Jr. was an American author. He is best known for his best-selling novel Forrest Gump (1986), which became a 1990s cultural phenomenon after being adapted as the film of the same name directed by Robert Zemeckis and starring Tom Hanks. After the film was released, gaining a high box office and winning numerous awards, Groom's novel sold more than one million copies worldwide. Groom wrote a sequel, Gump & Co., published in 1995. His last novel was El Paso (2016).
