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Brighton Beach Memoirs (Eugene, Bk 1)
Brighton Beach Memoirs - Eugene, Bk 1
Author: Neil Simon
Here is part one of Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy: a portrait of the writer as a young teen in 1937 living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn walk-up. Eugene Jerome, standing in for the author, is the narrator and central character. Dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780394537399
ISBN-10: 0394537394
Publication Date: 4/12/1984
Pages: 130
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Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback, Audio Cassette
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Semi-autobiographical account of a coming of age boy in pre-WW II Brooklyn. Act I is rife with typical wry wit of the playwright; Act 2 trends toward melancholy. Non-the-less it is entertaining, unless of course you shy from the masturbation instruction.
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Ever wonder what it would be like to be a Jewish teen boy during the 1940s in New York? Read this play and find out! It's a touching, real story about a family's struggles and triumphs, and is also hilariously funny to boot. A Neil Simon classic.


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