Glengarry Glen Ross

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Glengarry Glen Ross
Authors and Contributors      By (author) David Mamet
SeriesModern Classics
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:80
Dimensions(mm): Height 198,Width 129
Category/GenrePlays, playscripts
ISBN/Barcode 9780413554208
ClassificationsDewey:812.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Methuen Drama
Publication Date 22 March 1984
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

First staged in Britain in 1983, Glengarry Glen Ross is the tale of four real-estate salesmen in a cut-throat sales competition. It won the Pulitzer Prize in 1984 and was made into a film, starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Kevin Spacey and Alec Baldwin, in 1992.

Author Biography

David Mamet was born in Chicago in 1947. In 1978 he became Associate Artistic Director of the Goodman Theatre, Chicago, where American Buffalohad been first staged in 1975, subsequently winning an Obie Award andopening on Broadway in 1977 and at the National Theatre in 1978. Hisgreatest hits, Glengarry Glen Ross and Oleanna followed in 1983 and 1993 respectively.