The Bridges of Madison County
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| The Bridges of Madison County | |
| Author | Robert James Waller |
|---|---|
| Publisher | Warner Books, Inc. |
| Publication date | 1992 |
| ISBN | 044651652X |
| Followed by | A Thousand Country Roads |
The Bridges of Madison County is a 1992 best-selling novel by Robert James Waller which tells the story of a married but lonely Italian woman, living in 1960s Madison County, Iowa, who engages in an affair with a National Geographic photographer from Bellingham, Washington who is visiting Madison County in order to create a photographic essay on the covered bridges in the area. The novel is presented as a novelization of a true story, but it is in fact entirely fiction. However, the author has stated in an interview that there are strong similarities between the main character and himself.[1]
The novel is one of the bestselling books of the twentieth century, with 50 million copies sold worldwide.
The Bridges of Madison County was made into a 1995 film of the same name, adapted by Richard LaGravenese and directed by Clint Eastwood. It stars Eastwood and Meryl Streep.
An epilogue entitled A Thousand Country Roads was published in 2002. It tells the remainder of the two main characters' story after their four-day affair. They never meet again, but their lives are interlocked until death.
[edit] See also
- Madison County, Iowa
- Winterset City Park, Winterset, Iowa - Stone bridge in the park was used during filming.
[edit] References
- ^ Transcript of interview with Robert James Waller at http://www.readinggroupguides.com/guides3/thousand_country_roads2.asp#bio, retrieved 4 Feb, 2008
