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Love Goes to Press: A Comedy in Three Acts, Second Edition
Martha Gellhorn
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Description for Love Goes to Press: A Comedy in Three Acts, Second Edition
Paperback. Portrays the Battle of the Sexes. This title, set in a press camp on the Italian front in 1944, presents two women war correspondents - smart, sexy, and famous for scooping their male competitors - struggling to balance their professional lives with their love lives. Editor(s): Spanier, Sandra. Num Pages: 128 pages, 7 illustrations. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 153 x 1. Weight in Grams: 198.
Written in the aftermath of World War II, Love Goes to Press opened in London in 1946 and on Broadway in 1947. At the time a relief for the survivors of Blitzkrieg and ration cards, today it is a devilishly entertaining portrayal of the Battle of the Sexes. In this romantic farce, set in a press camp on the Italian front in 1944, two women war correspondents-smart, sexy, and famous for scooping their male competitors-struggle to balance their professional lives with their love lives. The American literary tradition is replete with stories of men without women, but in ... Read more
Written in the aftermath of World War II, Love Goes to Press opened in London in 1946 and on Broadway in 1947. At the time a relief for the survivors of Blitzkrieg and ration cards, today it is a devilishly entertaining portrayal of the Battle of the Sexes. In this romantic farce, set in a press camp on the Italian front in 1944, two women war correspondents-smart, sexy, and famous for scooping their male competitors-struggle to balance their professional lives with their love lives. The American literary tradition is replete with stories of men without women, but in ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
University of Nebraska Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Condition
New
Weight
197g
Number of Pages
128
Place of Publication
Nebraska, United States
ISBN
9780803226777
SKU
V9780803226777
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Ref
99-1
About Martha Gellhorn
Martha Gellhorn (1908-98) had a six-decade career as a war correspondent and published sixteen books, including six novels, short fiction, and two collections of journalistic articles. Virginia Cowles (1912-83) also began her career as a war correspondent and wrote fifteen books of nonfiction, including the 1941 bestseller Looking for Trouble. Sandra Spanier is a professor of English at ... Read more
Reviews for Love Goes to Press: A Comedy in Three Acts, Second Edition
Editor Sandra Spanier does a fine job, in this expanded edition of Love Goes to Press, of providing historical and literary context for the play. -Kaja Katamay, Feminist Review
Kaja Katamay
Feminist Review
This marvelously witty farce enjoyed a long, healthy run in London's West End. -Jack Helbig, Booklist
Booklist
Hilarious and fast-paced, ... Read more
Kaja Katamay
Feminist Review
This marvelously witty farce enjoyed a long, healthy run in London's West End. -Jack Helbig, Booklist
Booklist
Hilarious and fast-paced, ... Read more