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Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Who's Afraid Of Virginia Woolf
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Edward Albee
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Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:144 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780099285694
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Classifications | Dewey:812.54 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Vintage Publishing
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Imprint |
Vintage Classics
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NZ Release Date |
8 February 2023 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Martha- Look, sweetheart, I can drink you under any goddamn table you want...so don't worry about me! George- Martha, I gave you the prize years ago...There isn't an abomination award going that you... Martha- I swear...if you existed I'd divorce you... When middle-aged Martha and her husband George are joined by the younger Nick and Honey for late-night drinks after a party, the stage is set for a night of drunken recriminations and revelations. Battle-lines are drawn as Martha and George drag their guests into their own private hell of a marriage.
Author Biography
Edward Albee was born on 12th March 1928. He was adopted by Reed and Frances Albee at the age of eighteen days. Reed Albee was the heir to a vaudeville empire. In 1949 he moved to Greenwich Village and became involved in the artistic scene there. He has received three Pulitzer prizes for drama and in 2005 received a special Tony Lifetime Achievement Award.
ReviewsAn intensity, a demoniac misery, a ferocious humour...no one can remain indifferent to its power, its resilience of ideas and its range of language * Sunday Times * Deliciously toxic, acidly funny * Washington Post * There is a great sense of danger in Edward's work, and you never quite know what's going to happen next... I think what is one of the most pronounced ingredients in his work is mischief -- Harold Pinter Scorching and exhilarating * New York Post * The verbal sparring and violence of Albee's early masterpiece remain astonishing, even frightening, yet bitterly, horribly funny...a classic play * The Times *
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