The Normal Heart and The Destiny of Me: Two Plays by Larry Kramer

Kramer, Larry; Tony Kushner

ISBN 10: 0802136923 / ISBN 13: 9780802136923

Published by Grove Press, 2000

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Brand-new. ?The blood that?s coursing through The Normal Heart is boiling hot. There can be little doubt that it is the most outspoken play round.? ?Frank Rich, The New York TimesThe Normal Heart, set during the early days of the AIDS epidemic, is the impassioned story of Ned Weeks. The play is a moving denunciation of the ignorance and fear that lead to the worldwide plague that now exists. Its companion play, The Destiny of Me, continues the story of Weeks, now in a hospital undergoing treatment, as he finds himself confronting his life and fighting to get a little more time among the living.The Normal Heart was selected as one of the 100 Greatest Plays of the Twentieth Century by the Royal National Theatre of Great Britain. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Normal Heart and The Destiny of Me: Two Plays by Larry Kramer
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Publication Date: 2000
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0802136923
• ISBN 13: 9780802136923
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: As New
• Weight: 16 ounces
• Seller catalogs:
  • LGBT

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Synopsis

The Normal Heart, set during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, is the impassioned indictment of a society that allowed the plague to happen, a moving denunciation of the ignorance and fear that helped kill an entire generation. It has been produced and taught all over the world. Its companion play, The Destiny of Me, is the stirring story of an AIDS activist forced to put his life in the hands of the very doctor he has been denouncing.

About the Author

Larry Kramer (1935-2020) was a writer and activist. In 1981, with five friends, he founded Gay Men’s Health Crisis, and in 1987 he founded ACT UP. He is the author of The Normal Heart, which in 2014 was made into an Emmy-winning TV adaptation by HBO. His other plays include The Destiny of Me, Sissies’ Scrapbook, and Just Say No, and his prose work includes The American People Volumes 1 & 2, the novel Faggots, two nonfiction books, and a screenplay, Women in Love. He was a recipient of the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the PEN/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for a Master American Dramatist, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award, presented by the Tony Awards Committee.