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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
New Directions
Publication date
April 1, 2008
Pages
95
Binding
Paperback
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780811217095
ISBN-10
0811217094
Dimensions
0.25 by 5.25 by 8 in.
Weight
0.30 lbs.
Original list price
$14.95
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Summaries and Reviews
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While Williams often used drama to convey hope and desperation in human hearts, it was through this dark, expressionistic comedy, which he called a "Southern gothic spook sonata," that he was best able to chronicle his vision of the fragile state of our world.
The spellbinding last full-length play produced during the author's lifetime is now published for the first time.
Christmas 1982: Cornelius and Bella McCorkle of Pascagoula, Mississippi, return home one midnight in a thunderstorm from the Memphis funeral of their older son to a house and a life literally falling apart--daughter Joanie is in an insane asylum and their younger son Charlie is upstairs having sex with his pregnant, holy-roller girlfriend as the McCorkles enter. Cornelius, who has political ambitions and a litany of health problems, is trying to find a large amount of moonshine money his gentle wife Bella has hidden somewhere in their collapsing house, but his noisy efforts are disrupted by a stream of remarkable characters, both living and dead.While Williams often used drama to convey hope and desperation in human hearts, it was through this dark, expressionistic comedy, which he called a "Southern gothic spook sonata," that he was best able to chronicle his vision of the fragile state of our world.
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Paperback
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With Thomas Keith (other contributor), Gregory Mosher (other contributor) |
from New Directions (April 1, 2008); titled "A House Not Meant to Stand: A Gothic Comedy"
9780811217095 | details & prices | 95 pages | 5.25 × 8.00 × 0.25 in. | 0.30 lbs | List price $14.95
About: The spellbinding last full-length play produced during the author's lifetime is now published for the first time.
About: The spellbinding last full-length play produced during the author's lifetime is now published for the first time.
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