Danger: Memory! Two Plays: I Can't Remember Anything; Clara

Miller, Arthur

ISBN 10: 0394561023 / ISBN 13: 9780394561028

Published by The Grove Press, 1987

Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. Book Club edition. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. Seller Inventory # G01OS-00293

Synopsis:

The first play, I CAN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING, is a gentle, poignant study of two old friends, an elderly man and woman, who live in nearby houses and often take their meals together. She is a wealthy widow whose life seems to have come to a stop after her husband's death; he is a retired draftsman, a doctrinaire Communist who was her husband's best friend despite the radical differences in life styles and political outlook. Both lament the passing of better days, the lack of contact with loved ones, and the loss of memory that clouds the meaningfulness of the time left to them. (1 man, 1 woman.) The second play, CLARA, is a powerful and moving drama in which an aging father is forced to come to grips with the crushing reality of his daughter's senseless murder. Grilled relentlessly by a dispassionate detective, the father is unable to bring his memory into focus until, in the trenchant monologue recalling a disquieting incident from his wartime experience, the past suddenly clarifies the present and, relieving the father's tortured conscience, unlocks the damning evidence the detective has been seeking. (3 men, 1 woman.)

Bibliographic Details

Title: Danger: Memory! Two Plays: I Can't Remember ...
Publisher: The Grove Press
Publication Date: 1987
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included