Kane and Abel

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Kane and Abel is a bestselling novel by Jeffrey Archer that follows the intertwined lives and fierce rivalry of two men from vastly different backgrounds across much of the 20th century.

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instanceOf novel
adaptedAs Kane & Abel (1985 miniseries)
author Jeffrey Archer
bestsellerStatus international bestseller
centralConflict lifelong rivalry between Kane and Abel
characterOrigin William Lowell Kane is born into a wealthy Boston banking family
Władek Koskiewicz is born in poverty in Poland
containsElement Great Depression backdrop
World War I backdrop
World War II backdrop
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
followsLifeSpanOfCharacters from birth to late adulthood
genre drama
fiction
historical novel
saga
hasISBN 9780340282263
hasSequel Shall We Tell the President?
The Prodigal Daughter
hasWorkInSeriesOrder first book in the Kane and Abel series
language English
literaryPeriod late 20th-century literature
mainCharacter Florentyna Rosnovski
William Lowell Kane NERFINISHED
Władek Koskiewicz
marketReception commercially successful
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective third-person omniscient
narrativeStructure dual protagonist
notableCharacterRelationship father–daughter relationship between Abel and Florentyna
notableFor intertwined life stories of two men from different backgrounds
portrayal of American banking and hotel industries
partOfSeries Kane and Abel series
publicationDate 1979
publisher Hodder & Stoughton
settingLocation Poland
United States of America
surface form: United States
settingPeriod 20th century
targetAudience adult readers
theme family saga
immigrant experience
revenge
rivalry
social mobility
wealth and power
timeSpanCovered 1906–1970s

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Jeffrey Archer notableWork Kane and Abel
The Prodigal Daughter follows Kane and Abel
The Prodigal Daughter prequel Kane and Abel