Lost in Yonkers (Drama, Plume)

Lost in Yonkers (Drama, Plume)

Neil Simonâ€™s inimitable play about the trials and tribulations that test family tiesâ€”winner of the 1991 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.

What happens to children in the absence of love? That is the question that lies at the heart of this funny and heartrending play by one of Americaâ€™s most acclaimed and beloved playwrights. Debuting at the Richard Rodgers Theatre in 1990, Lost in Yonkers went on to win four Tony Awards, including Best Play, as well as the Pulitzer Prize, and tells the moving drama about the cruelties and painful memories that scar a family.

It is New York, 1942. After the death of their mother, two young brothers are sent to stay with their formidable grandmother for the longest ten months of their lives. Grandmother Kurnitz is a one-woman German frontâ€”a refugee and a widow who has steeled her heart against the world. Her coldness and intolerance have crippled her own children: the boysâ€™ father has no self-esteem; their Aunt Gert has an embarrassing speech impediment; their Uncle Louie is a small-time gangster; and their Aunt Bella has the mentality of a child. But it is Bella's hunger for affection and her refusal to be denied love that saves the boysâ€”and that leads to an unforgettable, wrenching confrontation with her mother. Filled with laughter, tears, and insight, Lost in Yonkers is a heartwarming testament to Neil Simonâ€™s talent.
Country USA
Brand Plume
Manufacturer Plume
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 9780452268838
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 1993-01-01
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780452268838

Country	USA
Brand	Plume
Manufacturer	Plume
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	9780452268838
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	1993-01-01
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780452268838

Lost in Yonkers (Drama, Plume)

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