Miller, Arthur
Focus (Penguin Modern Classics)
- ISBN 13:
- 9780141190044
- author:
- Miller, Arthur
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Penguin Classics
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2009
- Pages:
- 240
- Dimensions:
- 12.9 x 1.4 x 19.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Literary studies: plays & playwrights
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
A reticent personnel manager lives with his mother, surrounded by the prejudices of his time and community. His world is one of subtle hostility, where the abuse of a Hispanic woman outside his window and the persecution of a Jewish store owner are dismissed as none of his business. When Newman begins to wear glasses, however, others start to notice him in a different way. The intensity of anti-Semitism in 1940s New York becomes increasingly apparent, and the prejudices he shares begin to turn threateningly against him. This chilling novel from Arthur Miller displays searing moral precision and emotional intensity, exploring the dangers of unchecked prejudice.
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