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James Purdy

James Purdy

Selected Plays

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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, siblin… Mehr

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Weitere Autoren: Uecker, John (Hrsg.)
  • ISBN: 978-1-56663-798-5
  • EAN: 9781566637985
  • Produktnummer: 4416607
  • Verlag: Ivan R. Dee
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Erscheinungsjahr: 2009
  • Seitenangabe: 304 S.
  • Masse: H21.6 cm x B14.0 cm x D1.7 cm 408 g
  • Abbildungen: Paperback
  • Gewicht: 408

Über den Autor


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 Dauwen Zabel Fiction award from the Academy of Arts and Letters and the Fadiman Award from the Mercantile Library.

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