Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf - Softcover

Albee, Edward

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9780671827151: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0671827154 ISBN 13: 9780671827151

Publisher: Pocket Books, 1979

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George, a disillusioned academic, and Martha, his caustic wife, have just come home from a faculty party. When a handsome young professor and his mousy wife stop by for a nightcap, an innocent night of fun and games quickly turns dark and dangerous. Long-buried resentment and rage are unleashed as George and Martha turn their rapier-sharp wits against each other, using their guests as pawns in their verbal sparring. By night's end, the secrets of both couples are uncovered and the lies they cling to are exposed.

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Review:

"An intensity, a demoniac misery, a ferocious humour...no one can remain indifferent to its power, its resilience of ideas and its range of language" (Sunday Times)

"Deliciously toxic, acidly funny" (Washington Post)

"There is a great sense of danger in Edward's work, and you never quite know what's going to happen next... I think what is one of the most pronounced ingredients in his work is mischief" (Harold Pinter)

"Scorching and exhilarating" (New York Post)

"The verbal sparring and violence of Albee's early masterpiece remain astonishing, even frightening, yet bitterly, horribly funny...a classic play" (The Times)

Book Description:

Martha: Look, sweetheart, I can drink you under any goddamn table you want...so don't worry about me!
George: Martha, I gave you the prize years ago...There isn't an abomination award going that you...
Martha: I swear...if you existed I'd divorce you...

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