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Nocturne : A Play

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Overview

A devastating, elegant, and gripping dissection of the American dream, Adam Rapp's Nocturne signals a brave new voice in American theater.

"Fifteen years ago I killed my sister."

So begins Adam Rapp's highly acclaimed play Nocturne, in which a 32-year-old former piano prodigy recounts the tragic events that tore his family apart. With a keen eye for human relationships and a deft ear for language, Rapp explores the aftershock of this unimaginable event. The father is so incapable of forgiveness he puts a gun in his son's mouth; the mother so shattered, she deserts the family and eventually takes leave of her sanity altogether; the son--only 17 years old at the time--sets out for New York City. There, he seeks an uneasy refuge in books and reinvents himself as a writer. Across the decade and a half that follows he tries to cope with the ramifications of his own anguish and estrangement while making a desperate search for redemption.

Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780571211326
  • ISBN-10: 0571211321
  • Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
  • Publish Date: February 2002
  • Dimensions: 8.36 x 5.58 x 0.26 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 0.22 pounds
  • Page Count: 96

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