The Carpetbagger's Children and the Actor |
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Author:
| Foote, Horton |
ISBN: | 978-1-58567-297-4 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2003 |
Publisher: | Abrams, Inc.
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Imprint: | Overlook Press, The |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $14.95 |
Book Description:
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One of America's preeminent dramatists, Pulitzer Prize winner Horton Foote returns to the fictional town of Harrison, Texas, with The Carpetbagger's Children & The Actor, two captivating plays about the bewildering and unsettling encroachment of change in the American South. In a series of haunting dramatic monologues,
The Carpetbagger's Children tells the story of three daughters who struggle against the pressures of modern life to...
More Description One of America's preeminent dramatists, Pulitzer Prize winner Horton Foote returns to the fictional town of Harrison, Texas, with The Carpetbagger's Children & The Actor, two captivating plays about the bewildering and unsettling encroachment of change in the American South.
In a series of haunting dramatic monologues, The Carpetbagger's Children tells the story of three daughters who struggle against the pressures of modern life to uphold their father's dying wish. It is a timeless and elegiac portrayal of a once-vibrant family slowly disintegrating over time.
The Actor tells the hilarious and moving story of a young man who'll make any sacrifice to keep his dream from being crushed under the weight of his parents' expectations. It's a charming exploration of artistic ambition from one of modern theater's greatest artists.
"The Carpetbagger's Children smiles sweetly as it shares the emotional brutality of a family, and a nation, in transition . . . a sad, devastating beauty." --Newsday