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The Boys from Siam
John Austin Connolly
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Description for The Boys from Siam
Paperback. Based loosely on the lives of Chang and Eng Bunker, the nineteenth-century brothers and source of the term 'Siamese twins', this play is the haunting and lyrical story of conjoined twins Pigg and Pegg. It is the first winner of the "Yale Drama Series". Series: Yale Drama Series. Num Pages: 142 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 140 x 8. Weight in Grams: 190.
Announcing the 2007 winner of the Yale Drama Series
Announcing the 2007 winner of the Yale Drama Series
John Connolly’s The Boys from Siam has been chosen as the first winner of the Yale Drama Series. This play was selected by playwright and contest judge Edward Albee, winner of the Pulitzer prize. Based loosely on the lives of nineteenth-century brothers Chang and Eng Bunker (the source of the term “Siamese twins”), The Boys from Siam is the haunting and lyrical story of conjoined twins Pigg and Pegg. In his foreword, Edward Albee writes that the work is “a beautifully realized concentrated universe. It takes big chances along the way . . ... Read more
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Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Yale University Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
Series
Yale Drama Series
Number of Pages
144
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300141856
SKU
KLN0018428
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-2
About John Austin Connolly
John Austin Connolly lives and writes in Dublin. His previous works have been showcased at the Kilkenny Arts Festival and the Dublin Temple Bar Arts Festival. A recent short story has been short-listed for the 2007 Francis MacManus short story competition in Ireland.
Reviews for The Boys from Siam
"Fascinating. . . . Like Beckett, Connolly uses literate wit and a gift for simple but evocative stage pictures to make his sometimes bleak vision palatable."—Jack Helbig, Booklist
Jack Helbig
Booklist
"The Boys from Siam" offers a dark meditation on attachment and independence. . . . Connolly has taken his imaginative freedom in a challenging direction."—Bill Marx, PRI's ... Read more
Jack Helbig
Booklist
"The Boys from Siam" offers a dark meditation on attachment and independence. . . . Connolly has taken his imaginative freedom in a challenging direction."—Bill Marx, PRI's ... Read more