Publication

2009-11-01 - St. Martin's Paperbacks, New York, USA

Language

English

Word Count

160,750 words, Guess

Page Count

643 pages

Physical Format

Mass Market Paperback

Identifiers

and 6 more

Classifications

  • LCCCPB Box no. 3770 vol. 19

Description

Kane and Abel is a 1979 novel by British author Jeffrey Archer. Released in the United Kingdom in 1979 and in the United States in February 1980, the book was an international success. It reached No. 1 on the New York Times best-seller list. The sequel to Kane and Abel is The Prodigal Daughter, in which Florentyna Kane is the protagonist. Kane & Abel is among the top 100 best-selling books in the world, with a similar number of copies sold as To Kill a Mockingbird and Gone with the Wind. In 2003, Kane and Abel was listed at number 96 on the BBC's survey The Big Read. ---------- Contains: [Kane & Abel: 1/2](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL17850605W/Kane_Abel._1_2) Contained in: [Kane & Abel / Sons of Fortune](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL16059135W/Kane_Abel_Sons_of_Fortune) [Novels (Kane & Abel / Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less / Prodigal Daughter) ](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL1807061W) [Kane and Abel / The Prodigal Daughter / Not a Penny More, Not a Penny Less / A Quiver Full of Arrows ](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL23860505W)

First Sentence

SHE ONLY STOPPED screaming when she died.

Description

To mark the 30th anniversary of its publication, Jeffrey Archer has rewritten his bestselling saga for a new generation of readers. William Lowell Kane and Abel Rosnovski, one the son of a Boston millionaire, the other a penniless Polish immigrant. Two men, born on the same day, on opposite sides of the world, their paths destined to cross in their ruthless struggle to build a fortune. An unputdownable story, spanning sixty years, of two powerful men linked by an all-consuming hatred, brought together by fate to save—and finally destroy—each other. --back cover

Subjects

Places

TurkeyPolandSiberiaRichmondMiddle EastHotel PlazaUnited States

People

Lucy KaneRichard KaneGeorge NovakDavid MaxtonZaphia NovakHenry OsborneVirginia Kane

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