Beggarman, Thief
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Beggarman, Thief is a 1977 novel written by Irwin Shaw
. It was a sequel to his 1970 bestseller Rich Man, Poor Man
.
The miniseries adapted from the original novel
had a sequel entitled Rich Man, Poor Man Book II
, but it was broadcast prior to the publication of Beggarman, Thief and was not based on the second novel.
Irwin Shaw
Irwin Shaw was a prolific American playwright, screenwriter, novelist, and short-story author whose written works have sold more than 14 million copies. He is best-known for his novel, The Young Lions about the fate of three soldiers during World War II that was made into a film starring Marlon...
. It was a sequel to his 1970 bestseller Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man
Rich Man, Poor Man is a novel written by Irwin Shaw in 1969. It is the last of the novels of Shaw's middle period before he began to concentrate, in his last works such as Evening In Byzantium, Nightwork, Bread Upon The Waters, and Acceptable Losses, on the inevitability of impending death...
.
The miniseries adapted from the original novel
Rich Man, Poor Man (TV miniseries)
Rich Man, Poor Man was a 1976 American television miniseries that aired on ABC in one-hour episodes at 10:00pm ET/PT on Monday night for twelve weeks, beginning February 1. It was produced by Universal Television and was the second time programming of this nature had been attempted. The first TV...
had a sequel entitled Rich Man, Poor Man Book II
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II
Rich Man, Poor Man Book II is an American television miniseries that aired on ABC in one-hour episodes at 9:00pm ET/PT on Tuesday nights between September 21, 1976 and March 8, 1977...
, but it was broadcast prior to the publication of Beggarman, Thief and was not based on the second novel.