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James Purdy: Selected Plays

James Purdy: Selected Plays

Purdy, James
Uecker, John

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ISBN10: 1566637988
ISBN13: 9781566637985
Publisher: Ivan R. Dee Publisher
Published: Jul 1 2009
Pages: 304
Weight: 0.87
Height: 0.86 Width: 5.48 Depth: 8.44
Language: English
Hailed as a creative genius (TLS) and a singular American visionary (New York Times ), James Purdy may be best known for his remarkable novels, but he was also an astonishing playwright who wrote nine full-length and twenty short plays. Purdy was one of the few contemporary American writers capable of writing tragedy-Tennessee Williams called him a uniquely gifted man of the theater. This collection presents four riveting and beautifully crafted works: Brice, The Paradise Circus, Where Quentin Goes, and Ruthanna Elder. Each explores a range of emotional and familial tangles, as fathers betray their sons and squander their inheritances, siblings compete for parental affection, and husbands and wives try to salvage meaning from their broken marriages.

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