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The Hyphenated American. Four Plays: Red, Scissors, a Beautiful Country, and Wonderland.
Chay Yew
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Description for The Hyphenated American. Four Plays: Red, Scissors, a Beautiful Country, and Wonderland.
Paperback / so. BIC Classification: DD. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 142 x 32. Weight in Grams: 553.
Chay Yew has been hailed by Time magazine as "a promising new voice in American theater." In this collection of four new plays, Yew continues to explore issues of artistic expression, self-identity, and the immigrant experience. In Red, a magical, mysterious drama set during China's Cultural Revolution, a renowned actor stands his ground against a young revolutionary in a struggle that pits politics against free expression and one generation against another. Set in New York's Chinatown, Scissors is a moving portrait of a weekly haircutting ritual between an elderly Chinese manservant and his Caucasian ex-employer. A Beautiful Country chronicles the ... Read more
Chay Yew has been hailed by Time magazine as "a promising new voice in American theater." In this collection of four new plays, Yew continues to explore issues of artistic expression, self-identity, and the immigrant experience. In Red, a magical, mysterious drama set during China's Cultural Revolution, a renowned actor stands his ground against a young revolutionary in a struggle that pits politics against free expression and one generation against another. Set in New York's Chinatown, Scissors is a moving portrait of a weekly haircutting ritual between an elderly Chinese manservant and his Caucasian ex-employer. A Beautiful Country chronicles the ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2002
Publisher
Grove Press / Atlantic Monthly Press United States
Condition
New
Number of Pages
224
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780802139122
SKU
V9780802139122
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