The Day Room. - Softcover

Don DeLillo; DeLillo, Don

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0822202786 ISBN 13: 9780822202783

Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 1998

Synopsis

A black comedy by well-known novelist offers thoughts on the nature of illness, death, and reality.

About this title

From Library Journal:

DeLillo ( The Names, White Noise) is a well known novelist with a loyal following; this is his first play. As one would expect, it is a fractured view of reality, a black comedy. For those who thought absurdism was finished as a stage language, here it is, full blown, still able to puzzle, shock, and amuse. Set in a hospital, the play rapidly destroys the distinctions between patients and staff until it is impossible to tell who is ill and who is not. Our fears of hospitals, death, and insanity are allowed full reign. Language breaks down, and finally, the perception of reality dissolves into questions about personal identity and the possibility of meaningful communication. This is not for everyone, but it plays well. A new turn in DeLillo's career. Thomas E. Luddy, Salem State Coll., Mass.
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About this edition

• Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Inc.
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0822202786
• ISBN 13: 9780822202783
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 72