Big Fish the musical is adapted from two sources: Daniel Wallace’s 1998 novel Big Fish: A Novel of Mythic Proportions and its 2003 film adaptation, directed by Tim Burton. The novel, which is told from Will’s point of view in first-person, is a chronological retelling of the tall tales Will’s father, Edward, told about his life. The novel draws inspiration from classic literature and mythology. For example, like Odysseus in Homer’s The Odyssey, Edward Bloom is on a seemingly endless quest to find his way to the woman he loves, facing mythical dangers like giants and mermaids along the way.
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