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Philadelphia, Here I Come
Philadelphia, Here I Come
paperback
Published:
29 May, 1975
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Description
Fed up with the dreary round of life in Ballybeg, with his uncommunicative father and the humiliating job in his father's grocery shop, with his frustrated love for Kathy Doogan who married a richer, more successful young man and with the total absence of prospect and opportunity in his life at home, Gareth O'Donnell has accepted his aunt's invitation to come to Philadelphia. Now, on the eve of his departure, he is not happy to be leaving Ballybeg.
With this play Brian Friel made his reputation and it is now an acknowledged classic of modern drama.
More Details
| Type | Book |
|---|---|
| ISBN13 | 9780571085866 |
| ISBN10 | 0571085865 |
| Number Of Pages | 112 |
| Item Weight | 97 g |
| Product Dimensions | 126 x 198 x 6 mm |
| Publisher / Reseller | Faber & Faber |
| Format | paperback |
| Edition | Main |
Media Reviews
Brian Friel is undoubtedly one of the finest playwrights working in the English language today. -- Daily Telegraph
Of all contemporary authors, there is no one I admire more highly than Brian Friel. --Peter Brooke
Brian Friel is undoubtedly one of the finest playwrights working in the English language today. Daily Telegraph
Of all contemporary authors, there is no one I admire more highly than Brian Friel. Peter Brooke
Brian Friel is undoubtedly one of the finest playwrights working in the English language today. Daily Telegraph
Of all contemporary authors, there is no one I admire more highly than Brian Friel. Peter Brooke
Brian Friel is undoubtedly one of the finest playwrights working in the English language today. --Daily Telegraph
Of all contemporary authors, there is no one I admire more highly than Brian Friel. --Peter Brooke
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Author's Bio
Brian Friel (9 January 1929 - 2 October 2015) wrote thirty plays across six decades and is widely regarded as one of Ireland's greatest dramatists. He was a member of Aosdána, the society of Irish artists, the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the Irish Academy of Letters, and the Royal Society of Literature where he was made a Companion of Literature. He was awarded the Ulysses Medal by University College, Dublin. Plays include Hedda Gabler (after Ibsen), The Home Place, Performances, Three Plays After (Afterplay, The Bear, The Yalta Game), Uncle Vanya (after Chekhov), Give Me Your Answer Do!, Molly Sweeney (Winner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play), Wonderful Tennessee, A Month in the Country (after Turgenev), The London Vertigo (after Charles Macklin), Dancing at Lughnasa (Winner of 3 Tony Awards including Best Play, New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play, Olivier Award for Best Play), Making History, The Communication Cord, American Welcome, Three Sisters (after Chekhov), Translations, Aristocrats (Winner of the Evening Standard Award for Best Play and New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Foreign Play), Faith Healer, Fathers and Sons, Living Quarters, Volunteers, The Freedom of the City, The Gentle Island, The Mundy Scheme, Crystal and Fox, Lovers: Winners and Losers, The Loves of Cass Maguire, and Philadelphia Here I Come!