<Tr> <Th> Dewey Decimal </Th> <Td> 813 /. 54 21 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> LC Class </Th> <Td> PS3573. A4256348 B5 1998 </Td> </Tr> <P> Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions is a 1998 novel by Daniel Wallace . It was adapted into a film, Big Fish, in 2003 by Tim Burton . A musical adaptation starring Norbert Leo Butz premiered in Chicago in April 2013 . </P> <P> A young man (William Bloom), at the deathbed of his father (Edward Bloom), tries to reconcile his memories of his dad with the person he really is . Whereas he always saw his father as an irresponsible liar, he comes to understand his dad's exaggerations and their roots in reality . </P>

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