The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man (Acting Edition for Theater Productions) - Softcover

Zindel, Paul

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822203502 ISBN 13: 9780822203506

Publisher: Josef Weinberger Plays, 1998

Synopsis

Presents a domestic drama depicting a mentally unbalanced woman's far-reaching effects on the lives of her two daughters.

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Review

"Paul Zindel was written a masterful, pacesetting drama. It combines moments of pain, poignancy, beauty, and hope. It is the most compelling work of its kind since Tennessee Williams' "The Glass Menagerie."--"Variety. "The ultimate accolade must go to Paul Zindel for creating a psychologically perceptive ambiance. Shame hangs in the air of this house and palpably as poison gas. And yet, Zindel reminds us, strong, strange, beautiful flowers spring from such compost heaps. It is a troubling thought, one of the honest and intelligent values of this splendid and tormented play."--"Time

About the Author

Paul Zindel (1936-2003) was born and raised on Staten Island in New York. After teaching high school science for several years, he decided to pursue a career as a playwright. His first play, The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds, won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Shortly thereafter, he wrote his first novel for young adults, The Pigman, which has gone on to sell millions of copies. Mr. Zindel wrote more than fifty books over the course of his life, including the popular My Darling, My Hamburger; The Pigman's Legacy, a sequel to The Pigman; and the autobiographical The Pigman and Me.

Edition details

• Publisher: Josef Weinberger Plays
• Publication date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0822203502
• ISBN 13: 9780822203506
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 56