Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - The Iceman Cometh

The Iceman Cometh
The Iceman Cometh
Author: Eugene O'Neill
Tragedy in four acts by Eugene O'neill, written in 1939 and produced and published in 1946. Considered by many to be his finest work, the drama exposes the human need for illusion and hope as antidotes to the natural condition of despair. O'Neill mined the tragedies of his own life for this depiction of a ragged collection of alcoholics in a run...  more »
ISBN: 146071
Publication Date: 1946
Pages: 260
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover, Audio Cassette
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Member | Write a Review
Read All 1 Book Reviews of "The Iceman Cometh"

Please Log in to Rate these Book Reviews

reviewed The Iceman Cometh on + 4 more book reviews
I have read this at least three times. This is the greatest American play in my opinion and is even greater than what most critics consider his greatest play: Long Days Journey Into Night. This is being staged by Steppenwolf Theater here in Chicago this year and am really looking forward to seeing this.


Genres: