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| Author | Irwin Shaw |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Delacorte Press |
Publication date | 15 July 1978 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
| Pages | 512 pp |
| ISBN | 0-440-10701-6 |
| OCLC | 3167032 |
| Preceded by | Rich Man, Poor Man |
Beggarman, Thief is a 1977 novel written by Irwin Shaw. It was a sequel to his 1970 bestseller Rich Man, Poor Man and focuses on the surviving Jordache siblings, Gretchen and Rudolph; their deceased brother Thomas' teenage son Wesley Jordache; and Gretchen's adult son Billy Abbott.[1]
The miniseries adapted from the original novel had a 1976-77 sequel entitled Rich Man, Poor Man Book II, broadcast prior to the publication of Beggarman, Thief and was not based on the second novel. A television adaptation of Beggarman, Thief followed in 1979, starring Jean Simmons (as Gretchen), Andrew Stevens (as Billy), Glenn Ford, Lynn Redgrave, Bo Hopkins, Tovah Feldshuh, Susan Strasberg, Tom Nolan (as Wesley), Jean-Pierre Aumont, Alex Cord, Anne Francis and Joyce Brothers.
- ^ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (17 October 1977). "As Beautiful as Roses". The New York Times. p. 29. Retrieved 16 February 2024.