Items related to Hir: A Play
Synopsis
Finalist, 2015 Lambda Literary Award for LGBT Drama
Discharged from the Marines under suspicious circumstances, Isaac comes home from the wars, only to find the life he remembers upended. Isaac’s father, who once ruled the family with an iron fist, has had a debilitating stroke; his younger sister, Maxine, is now his brother, Max; and their mother, Paige, is committed to revolution at any cost. Determined to be free of any responsibility toward her formerly abusive husband—or the home he created—Paige fervently believes she can lead the way to a "new world order." Hir, Taylor Mac’s subversive comedy, leaves many of our so-called normative and progressive ideas about gender, families, the middle class—and cleaning—in hilarious and ultimately tragic disarray.
"synopsis" may belong to another edition of this title.
About the Author
TAYLOR MAC’s plays include The Bourgeois Oligarch, The Fre, The Lily’s Revenge, The Walk Across America for Mother Earth, The Young Ladies Of, Red Tide Blooming, and The Be(a)st of Taylor Mac.
Review
"[A] brave deconstruction of a family drama that slides from bizarre farce to Greek tragedy with audacious velocity." —San Jose Mercury News
"Hir challenges expectations on every level except that of providing engrossing entertainment, which it does to a remarkable degree." —San Francisco Chronicle
“Hir is a play that is both a lacerating American Family–style sitcom and a potent domestic drama that ends with devastating poignancy.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.
- PublisherNorthwestern University Press
- Publication date2015
- ISBN 10 081013358X
- ISBN 13 9780810133587
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Edition number1
- Number of pages104
- Rating
Buy New
Learn more about this copy
US$ 10.07
Shipping:
US$ 3.99
Within U.S.A.
Top Search Results from the AbeBooks Marketplace
Stock Image
Hir A Play
Published by
Northwestern University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 081013358X
ISBN 13: 9780810133587
Used
Softcover
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Good. Item in good condition. Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00076135367
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hir A Play
Published by
Northwestern University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 081013358X
ISBN 13: 9780810133587
Used
Softcover
Seller: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Very Good. Item in very good condition! Textbooks may not include supplemental items i.e. CDs, access codes etc. Seller Inventory # 00076768720
Quantity: 2 available
Seller Image
Hir: A Play
Published by
Northwestern University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 081013358X
ISBN 13: 9780810133587
Used
Softcover
Seller: ZBK Books, Carlstadt, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: good. Used book in good and clean conditions. Pages and cover are intact. Limited notes marks and highlighting may be present. May show signs of normal shelf wear and bends on edges. Item may be missing CDs or access codes. May include library marks. Fast Shipping. Seller Inventory # ZBM.1HRXS
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hir: A Play
Published by
Northwestern University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 081013358X
ISBN 13: 9780810133587
Used
Paperback
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.48. Seller Inventory # G081013358XI4N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hir: A Play
Published by
Northwestern University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 081013358X
ISBN 13: 9780810133587
Used
Paperback
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.48. Seller Inventory # G081013358XI4N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hir: A Play
Published by
Northwestern University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 081013358X
ISBN 13: 9780810133587
Used
Paperback
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.48. Seller Inventory # G081013358XI2N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hir: A Play
Published by
Northwestern University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 081013358X
ISBN 13: 9780810133587
Used
Paperback
Seller: ThriftBooks-Reno, Reno, NV, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.48. Seller Inventory # G081013358XI4N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hir: A Play
Published by
Northwestern University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 081013358X
ISBN 13: 9780810133587
Used
Paperback
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.48. Seller Inventory # G081013358XI3N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hir: A Play
Published by
Northwestern University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 081013358X
ISBN 13: 9780810133587
Used
Paperback
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.48. Seller Inventory # G081013358XI3N00
Quantity: 1 available
Stock Image
Hir: A Play
Published by
Northwestern University Press, 2015
ISBN 10: 081013358X
ISBN 13: 9780810133587
Used
Softcover
Seller: Goodwill Books, Hillsboro, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Condition: Acceptable. Fairly worn, but readable and intact. If applicable: Dust jacket, disc or access code may not be included. Seller Inventory # 3IIT5H00404Z_ns
Quantity: 1 available