A Streetcar Named Desire
by Tennessee Williams (With an Introduciton by the Author)
- Used
- Very Good
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0451167783
- ISBN 13
- 9780451167781
- Seller
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The Bronx, New York, United States
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Synopsis
A Streetcar Named Desire is a play written by Tennessee Williams that opened on Broadway on December 3, 1947.The story dramatises the life of Blanche DuBois, a Southern belle, after going through a series of personal losses, leaves her aristocratic background seeking refuge with her sister and brother-in-law in a New Orleans apartment building. Considered to be Williams’ most popular work, it is one of the best and most critically successful plays of the 20th century. The play has inspired many adaptations in other forms, notably producing an acclaimed film that was released in 1951.
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- Bookseller
- gearbooks (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 2iiiCa0012f
- Title
- A Streetcar Named Desire
- Author
- Tennessee Williams (With an Introduciton by the Author)
- Format/Binding
- Mass Market Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 51st Printing
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0451167783
- ISBN 13
- 9780451167781
- Publisher
- A Signet Book/Signet Books/Published by the Penguin Group/Penguin Books (USA), Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York, London, et al.
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- Plays, Drama, Theatre, Acting, Performing Arts
- Size
- 12mo or 12° (Duodecimo): 6¾" x 7¾" tall
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