The House Of Blue Leaves

Author : John Guare
Publisher : Samuel French, Inc.
Page : 84 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 1971
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0573610282

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The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare Pdf

Artie Shaugnessy is a songwriter with visions of glory. Toiling by day as a zoo-keeper, he suffers in seedy lounges by night, plying his wares at piano bars in Queens, New York where he lives with his wife, Bananas. Who is. Much to the chagrin of Artie's downstairs mistress, Bunny Flingus who'll sleep with him anytime but refuses to cook until they are married. On the day the Pope is making his first visit to the city, Artie's son Ronny goes AWOL from Fort Dix stowing a home made-bomb intended to blow up the Pope in Yankee Stadium. Also arriving are Artie's old school chum, now a successful Hollywood producer, Billy Einhorn with starlet girlfriend in tow, who holds the key to Artie's dreams of getting out of Queens and away from the life he so despises. But like many dreams, this promise of glory evaporates amid the chaos of ordinary lives.

Author : Mark Z. Danielewski
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 738 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2000-03-07
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780375420528

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House of Leaves by Mark Z. Danielewski Pdf

“A novelistic mosaic that simultaneously reads like a thriller and like a strange, dreamlike excursion into the subconscious.” —The New York Times Years ago, when House of Leaves was first being passed around, it was nothing more than a badly bundled heap of paper, parts of which would occasionally surface on the Internet. No one could have anticipated the small but devoted following this terrifying story would soon command. Starting with an odd assortment of marginalized youth -- musicians, tattoo artists, programmers, strippers, environmentalists, and adrenaline junkies -- the book eventually made its way into the hands of older generations, who not only found themselves in those strangely arranged pages but also discovered a way back into the lives of their estranged children. Now this astonishing novel is made available in book form, complete with the original colored words, vertical footnotes, and second and third appendices. The story remains unchanged, focusing on a young family that moves into a small home on Ash Tree Lane where they discover something is terribly wrong: their house is bigger on the inside than it is on the outside. Of course, neither Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Will Navidson nor his companion Karen Green was prepared to face the consequences of that impossibility, until the day their two little children wandered off and their voices eerily began to return another story -- of creature darkness, of an ever-growing abyss behind a closet door, and of that unholy growl which soon enough would tear through their walls and consume all their dreams.

Author : John Guare
Publisher : ABRAMS
Page : 129 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 2002-06-01
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781468307825

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The House of Blue Leaves and Chaucer in Rome by John Guare Pdf

From an American playwright who “is in a class by himself,” two acclaimed plays linked by a character who comes of age in the sixties. (The New York Times) In John Guare’s classic play The House of Blue Leaves, winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for best play, the Pope is visiting New York, and eighteen-year-old Ronnie goes AWOL from the army to come home to New York and blow up the Pope as he passes his house. In his new play, Chaucer in Rome, it is the year 2000, and Ron and his wife come to Rome to search for their son. With his inimitable wit and understanding, Guare has written two scathingly funny satires on the warping hunger for fame, and the betrayal involved in creating art. Praise for The House of Blue Leaves: “Splendid . . . a joyful affirmation of life and of John Guare’s artistry.” —The New York Times “A woozy, fragile, hilarious heartbreaker . . . the writing is lush with sad, ironic wisdom about fame, love, and deluded values.” —USA Today Praise for Chaucer in Rome: “Guare makes us become voyeurs even as we scorn voyeurism—thus offering a titillating, troubling commentary on life.” —USA Today “Guare’s most disciplined, merciless yet lovable work since Six Degrees of Separation and maybe his best yet.” —New York Newsday

Author : Gale, Cengage Learning
Publisher : Gale, Cengage Learning
Page : 18 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781410348456

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A Study Guide for John Guare's "House of Blue Leaves" by Gale, Cengage Learning Pdf

A Study Guide for John Guare's "House of Blue Leaves," excerpted from Gale's acclaimed Drama For Students. This concise study guide includes plot summary; character analysis; author biography; study questions; historical context; suggestions for further reading; and much more. For any literature project, trust Drama For Students for all of your research needs.

Author : John Guare
Publisher : Plume Books
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Drama
ISBN : STANFORD:36105041016267

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The House of Blue Leaves and Two Other Plays by John Guare Pdf

Author : Michael Earley,Philippa Keil
Publisher : Psychology Press
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 0413672107

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The Modern Monologue : Men by Michael Earley,Philippa Keil Pdf

First Published in 1994. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.

Author : Gene A. Plunka
Publisher : University of Delaware Press
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0874137632

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The Black Comedy of John Guare by Gene A. Plunka Pdf

This book, the first full-length study of Guare's theater, will make his plays more accessible through an examination of the often unnerving type of black comedy that makes his plays work.".

Author : Mark Z. Danielewski
Publisher : Pantheon
Page : 106 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2000-10-10
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780375714412

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The Whalestoe Letters by Mark Z. Danielewski Pdf

Between 1982 and 1989, Pelafina H. Lièvre sent her son, Johnny Truant, a series of letters from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life. Beautiful, heartfelt, and tragic, this correspondence reveals the powerful and deeply moving relationship between a brilliant though mentally ill mother and the precocious, gifted young son she never ceases to love. Originally contained within the monumental House of Leaves, this collection stands alone as a stunning portrait of mother and child. It is presented here along with a foreword by Walden D. Wyhrta and eleven previously unavailable letters.

Author : Paul Anthony Calenberg
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 52,9 Mb
Release : 1989
Category : Electronic
ISBN : WISC:89015589401

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Production Promptbook for John Guare's The House of Blue Leaves by Paul Anthony Calenberg Pdf

Author : Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2020-09-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781786078452

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House of Music by Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason Pdf

WINNER OF THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC SOCIETY STORYTELLING AWARD 2021 ‘Riveting, taking in prejudice as well as sacrifice. There are 4.30am starts, lost instruments, fractured wrists, all captured with vivid flourishes. A paean to camaraderie.’ Observer Seven brothers and sisters. All of them classically trained musicians. One was Young Musician of the Year and performed for the royal family. The eldest has released her first album, showcasing the works of Clara Schumann. These siblings don’t come from the rarefied environment of elite music schools, but from a state comprehensive in Nottingham. How did they do it? Their mother, Kadiatu Kanneh-Mason, opens up about what it takes to raise a musical family in a Britain divided by class and race. What comes out is a beautiful and heartrending memoir of the power of determination, camaraderie and a lot of hard work. The Kanneh-Masons are a remarkable family. But what truly sparkles in this eloquent memoir is the joyous affirmation that children are a gift and we must do all we can to nurture them.

Author : John Guare
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 64 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1977-10
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0822209497

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Rich and Famous by John Guare Pdf

THE STORY: One of the world's oldest living promising young playwrights, Bing Ringling is finally about to be produced--with play number 844. But, unfortunately, his lady producer, having had a series of successes, now yearns for a flop--so she can

Author : John Guare
Publisher : Penguin Books
Page : 112 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : American drama
ISBN : 0670003530

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The House of Blue Leaves by John Guare Pdf

Author : John Guare
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 74 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2014
Category : Drama
ISBN : 9780822227601

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A Free Man of Color by John Guare Pdf

Before law and order took hold, New Orleans was boisterous; before class, racial and political lines were drawn, it was a parade of beautiful women and good-looking men, flowing wine, and pleasure for the taking. At the center of this Dionysian world is Jacques Cornet, who commands the men, seduces the women, preens like a peacock, and cuts a wide swath through the city and the province. But, it is 1801 and the map of New Orleans is about to be redrawn. The Louisiana Purchase will bring American rule to New Orleans, challenging the chaotic, colorful world of Jacques Cornet and all that he represents.

Author : John Guare
Publisher : A&C Black
Page : 170 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 1993
Category : American drama
ISBN : 0413675505

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The House of Blue Leaves ; Bosoms and Neglect by John Guare Pdf

In "Bosoms and Neglect", Deirdre and Scooper's reliance on analysis and neglect of their ailing parents are examined with a sardonic eye. "The House of Blue Leaves" won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, as well as an Obie and four Tony Awards.

Author : John Guare
Publisher : Dramatists Play Service Inc
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Drama
ISBN : 0822218402

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Chaucer in Rome by John Guare Pdf

THE STORY: In the Holy Year of 2000 in Rome, Matt has learned that his painting has given him a curable form of cancer. In return for survival, he must abandon paint for a new artistic medium. Ultimately he chooses to dress in religious garb, video