Contemporary / British English (Available February 2008) Everybody tells Forrest Gump that hes an idiot. But hes a great football player, and he plays the harmonica beautifully. Hes also a brave soldier. But can he ever marry the girl he loves? This story of his journey through life is sometimes sad and sometimes very funny.
"I was born an idiot - but I'm cleverer than most people think", says Forrest Gump. And this soon becomes clear in this wonderfully warm and funny story about a good-hearted young man from Alabama who wins a medal for bravery in the Vietnam War, who meets the President of the United States of America, and whose best friend is an ape called Sue! Forrest Gump is also an Oscar-winning film, starring Tom Hanks and Sally Field.
''Bein'' an idiot is no box of chocolates'' Forrest Gump Laugh, cry, stand up and cheer: Forrest Gump is everyman''s story, everyman''s dream. A wonderfully warm, savagely barbed, and hilariously funny ''tale told by an idiot'', from the razor-sharp pen of a contemporary wizard. No one is spared and everyone is included. If you''ve ever felt lacking, left out, put upon - or just wanted to have a rollicking good time - this book is for you. At 6''6", 240 pounds, Forrest Gump is a difficult man to ignore, so follow Forrest from the football dynasties of Bear Bryant to the Vietnam War, from encounters with Presidents Johnson and Nixon to powwows with Chairman Mao. Go with Forrest to Harvard University, to a Hollywood movie set, on a professional wrestling tour, and into space on the oddest NASA mission ever. Forrest Gump lives! Thank heavens!
