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Speed The Plow
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
Speed The Plow
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) David Mamet
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Series | Modern Classics |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:96 | Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129 |
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Category/Genre | Plays, playscripts |
ISBN/Barcode |
9780413192806
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Classifications | Dewey:812.54 |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
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Imprint |
Methuen Drama
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Publication Date |
9 February 1989 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
"The finest American playwright of his generation" (Sunday Times) Speed-the-Plow sees two old-time movie collaborators manipulate the aspirations of a young woman who will do anything to attain her dream of success in "a brilliant black comedy, a dazzling dissection of Hollywood cupidity." (Newsweek)
Author Biography
David Alan Mamet (born November 30, 1947) is an American author, essayist, playwright, screenwriter, and film director.
ReviewsDavid Mamet's Speed-The-Plow is infinitely more than a brutal satire on Hollywood. It is a study of male panic and the denial of redemptive grace. Michael Billington - Guardian Sitting through a David Mamet play is like being caught in a sudden shower of verbal broken glass. The dialogue is so sharp that it slices the senses and there is an iciness to the darkness of the humour his sheer skill with language makes for commanding power. Daily Express
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