107 pages
English language
Published by Dramatists Play Service Inc..
A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the most remarkable plays of our time. It created an immortal woman in the character of Blanche DuBois, the haggard and fragile southern beauty whose pathetic last grasp at happiness is cruelly destroyed. It shot Marlon Brando to fame in the role of Stanley Kowalski, a sweat-shirted barbarian, the crudely sensual brother-in-law who precipitated Blance's tragedy.
Produced across the world and translated into many languages, A Streetcar Named Desire has won one of the widest audiences in contemporary literature.
Also contained in: - New Voices in the American Theatre - Plays 1937 - 1955
I enjoyed this. Should be a good, quick read, especially if you enjoy some of Williams' other works like The Glass Menagerie.
The reason I liked these two plays is because the characters remind me of people I know in real life. Williams does a great job at creating realistic characters.
Part of my NoLa trip theme reading. It's a good story, if kinda creepy. And it packs in a lot of commentary on gender and class in such a short piece. I can see why it was such a huge hit.
I guess I'll need to watch the movie now.
