Williams, Tennessee
Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141190280
- author:
- Williams, Tennessee
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 144
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 0.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Literary studies: plays & playwrights
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 7 working days
Description
Tennessee Williams's Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a sizzling drama of desire, avarice and deception set in the American Deep South. As the richest cotton planter in the Mississippi Delta prepares to celebrate his sixty-fifth birthday, the veneer of happy family life and Southern gentility gradually slips away, revealing unpleasant truths and tensions that threaten to reach boiling point. The evening unfolds with the return of the two sons, Gooper and Brick, and their wives, Maggie and the unnamed wife, respectively. As the hot summer evening progresses, the family's facade of happiness and respectability crumbles, exposing the dark secrets and suppressed desires that have been simmering beneath the surface. A masterful portrayal of family tensions and individuals trapped in their own making, Cat on a Hot Tin Roof is a powerful exploration of the human condition, one that continues to resonate with audiences today.
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