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Speed The Plow (Modern Classics)

Speed The Plow (Modern Classics)

by David Mamet (Author)

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    Paperback 1989

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Synopsis

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)

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 98
 Publisher: Methuen Drama
Published: 09 Feb 1989
ISBN 10: 0413192806
ISBN 13: 9780413192806
Book Overview: Mamet began his career with the St Nicholas Theatre company, Chicago and has subsequently staged num erous plays, winning an Obie Award with American Buffalo and achieving successes including 1983's Glengarry Glen Ross and 1993's Oleanna .

Media Reviews
David 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
Author Bio
David Mamet is a world-leading author, playwright and screenwriter, whose many awards include the Pulitzer Prize, Joseph Jefferson Award, Obie Award, New York Drama Critics Circle Award and Tony Award. Many of his plays are considered modern classics and include Glengarry Glen Ross, Oleanna, Edmond, The Cryptogram and Speed the Plow.