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James Purdy: Selected Plays
Purdy, James. Ed(S): Uecker, John
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Paperback. Editor(s): Uecker, John. Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 218 x 142 x 21. Weight in Grams: 399.
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, ... Read more
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, ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
Ivan R Dee, Inc United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
Chicago, United States
ISBN
9781566637985
SKU
V9781566637985
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About Purdy, James. Ed(S): Uecker, John
James Purdy (1914–2009) published more than fifty works of fiction, poetry, and plays, including Malcolm, The Nephew, Eustace Chisholm and the Works, Jeremy's Version, The House of the Solitary Maggot, Gertrude of Stony Island Avenue, and Moe's Villa and Other Stories. He has been translated into over thirty languages. Mr. Purdy received numerous awards for his work, including the Morten ... Read more
Reviews for James Purdy: Selected Plays
James Purdy's plays have much of the exciting existentiality that infuses his novels and seem content to take drama to interesting places it does not always want to go.
Edward Albee James Purdy is an authentic American genius.
Gore Vidal James Purdy's Selected Plays will break your damaged little heart.
John Waters Purdy is a writer of ... Read more
Edward Albee James Purdy is an authentic American genius.
Gore Vidal James Purdy's Selected Plays will break your damaged little heart.
John Waters Purdy is a writer of ... Read more