Morgenstern’, William Goldman’s The Princess Bride artfully folds high adventure, laughs, pathos and a brilliant meta-narrative into one of the great comic novels of the 20th century. What follows is screenwriter William Goldman’s pitch-perfect comic fantasy, brimming with character, invention, and a twist of very sharp satire.īased on the time-honoured form of an abridgement of an existing (but entirely fictional) text by a certain ‘S. Who is this individual, and what may tie him to Buttercup’s heartbreak? Before their marriage can be consummated, however, Buttercup is kidnapped by a trio of masked men, pursued by a mysterious masked man in black. When the beautiful Buttercup learns that her only love Westley’s ship has been captured by the terrible Dread Pirate Roberts, she is devastated.Īround the corner, however, is heir to the throne Prince Humperdink, utterly smitten by Buttercup. So wrote William Goldman in his engrossing introduction to The Princess Bride, the 1973 adult fairy tale he later adapted into the film-borne cult hit. The premise of pretending it is a translation from a. ‘If you’re reading this, dollars to donuts you’ve seen the movie.’ William Goldman, author of the 1973 fantasy novel The Princess Bride, is an awfully crafty writer.
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