American Buffalo: A Play - Softcover

Mamet, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0802150578 ISBN 13: 9780802150578

Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing, 1994

Synopsis

A classic tragedy, American Buffalo is a story of three men struggling in the pursuit of their distorted vision of the American Dream. By turns touching and cynical, poignant and violent, American Buffalo is a piercing story of how people can be corrupted into betraying their ideals and those they love.

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Review:

This play is a parable about the US - not in the journalistic way . . . but quietly, stealthily, with all the rich interior organisation of a true work of art * Observer * [Mamet's] wonderful study of small-time crooks, set in a junk shop * Daily Telegraph * David Mamet's breakthrough play . . . is a gift to actors. * Evening Standard * the beauty of David Mamet's 40-year-old play is how much of its meaning remains implicit. . . . a far-reaching fable about the jungle of American capitalism. * Guardian * a great play, a vivid and funny evocation of dog-eat-dog capitalism. * The Times * a copper-bottomed classic by one of America's greatest playwrights . . . David Mamet's thriller-esque black comedy * Daily Telegraph * Mamet turns cast-offs into gold, crafting a brilliant, angry, touching play out of a hopeless scenario and three wonderful, rich characters out of what society would deem no-hopers. It seems as topical as ever in a world that, if anything, grows more unequal and divided. * Financial Times * it hasn't dated a jot. * Daily Express * The prestigious brilliance of this play is the revelation of truth through a miasma of lies. . . . American Buffalo still stands as a masterpiece of sustained dialogue. . . . Forty years ago, the critic Frank Rich said this was one of the great American plays. It still is. * Sunday Times * it's a battle for power, territory and allegiance. . . . Mamet writes apparently naturalistic dialogue that is actually extraordinarily stylised, patterned and poetic. * Mail on Sunday * one of Mamet's early triumphs. * Spectator *

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Avalon Travel Publishing
• Publication date: 1994
• ISBN 10: 0802150578
• ISBN 13: 9780802150578
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 106