by Winston Groom · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788440651266
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«Forrest Gump» is the novel by Winston Groom, published by Ediciones B in paperback (264 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Forrest Gump, a simple-minded man whom everyone underestimates, through three decades of American history: college football star, Vietnam War hero, ping-pong champion, wrestler, astronaut, and tycoon. His zany and moving adventures are told with humor and warmth.
First novel in the Forrest Gump series, on which the film of the same name starring Tom Hanks is based.
For readers looking for a work of fiction with historical background and an endearing character.
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).
