The Graduate - Softcover

Webb, Charles

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0451155262 ISBN 13: 9780451155269

Publisher: Signet, 1986

Synopsis

After returning home, a college graduate finds the wife of his father's business partner eager to educate him

About this title

From the Inside Flap

An American classic adapted for the stage, starring Kathleen Turner as Mrs. Robinson and Matthew Rhys as Benjamin Braddock. A fresh-faced college grad returns home, diploma in hand, to seek an answer to that age old question: "Now what?" Lacking any clear career path, he falls prey to the original "cougar," the predatory Mrs. Robinson, wife of his father's business partner. But it's Mrs. Robinson's daughter who captures his heart.

Includes and interview with the star of The Graduate, screen legend Kathleen Turner.

An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring:

Kathleen Turner as Mrs. Robinson

Matthew Rhys as Benjamin Braddock

Bruce Davison as Mr. Braddock

John Getz as Mr. Robinson

Jamison Jones as Hotel Clerk and others

Devon Sorvari as Elaine Robinson

Linda Purl as Mrs. Braddock and others

Adapted for the stage by Terry Johnson, based on the novel by Charles Webb and the screenplay by Calder Willingham and Buck Henry. Directed by John Rubinstein. Recorded before a live audience at the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles.

About the Author

CHARLES WEBB is the author of nine novels including a sequel to The Graduate called Home School. He lives in England.

Edition details

• Publisher: Signet
• Publication date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451155262
• ISBN 13: 9780451155269
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 1