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America Hurrah and Other Plays: American Hurrah, Eat Cake, The Hunter and the Bird, The Serpent, Bag Lady, The Traveler, The Tibetan and Book of the Dead
America Hurrah and Other Plays American Hurrah Eat Cake The Hunter and the Bird The Serpent Bag Lady The Traveler The Tibetan and Book of the Dead Author:Jean-Claude Van Itallie Jean-Claude van Itallie is one of the most distinguished playwrights of the American avant-garde. A keen deconstruction of American popular culture, the America Hurrah triptych served notice that here was a major new dramatic voice. Rounded out with such works as Bag Lady, written in the voice of a deceptively insightful homeless woman; The Serp... more »ent, a fanciful interpretation of the story of Adam and Eve; The Traveller, which depicts a charismatic and brilliant artist recovering from a stroke; and van Itallie's dazzling play based on the Tibetan Book of the Dead, America Hurrah & Other Plays is a definitive collection of the work of a major American playwright.« less