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]

Beggarman, Thief
AuthorIrwin Shaw
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
PublisherDelacorte Press
Publication date
15 July 1978
Media typePrint (hardback & paperback)
Pages512 pp
ISBN0-440-10701-6
OCLC3167032
Preceded byRich Man, Poor Man 

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.

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  1. ^ Lehmann-Haupt, Christopher (17 October 1977). "As Beautiful as Roses". The New York Times. p. 29. Retrieved 16 February 2024.

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