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    Glengarry Glen Ross: A Play by David Mamet

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    (Paperback - Reissue)

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    • Publisher: Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
    • Pub. Date: January 1994
    • ISBN-13: 9780802130914
    • Sales Rank: 28,958
    • 112pp
    • Series: Mamet, David
    • Edition Description: Reissue
     
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    Synopsis

    Winner of the 1984 Pulitzer Prize, David Mamet's scalding comedy is about small-time, cutthroat real esate salesmen trying to grind out a living by pushing plots of land on reluctant buyers in a never-ending scramble for their fair share of the American dream. Here is Mamet at his very best, writing with brutal power about the tough life of tough characters who cajole, connive, wheedle, and wheel and deal for a piece of the action -- where closing a sale can mean a brand new cadillac but losing one can mean losing it all. This masterpiece of American drama is now a major motion picture starring Al Pacino, Jack Lemmon, Alan Arkin, Alex Baldwain, Jonathan Pryce, Ed Harris, and Kevin Spacey.

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    "The best new American play of the season. Wonderfully funny... a play to see, remember and cherish." -- New York Post

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    Customer Rating for this product is 1 out of 5 Living on the Edge
    Kisslu, I am a student from Bangladesh., 11/30/2004

    When I first read the book Glengarry Glen Ross, it seemed to be a bit boring and rather hazy to understand as far as the them is concerned. But with the second reading, things startd to get clarified. And in the third time i thoroughly enjoyed the play entirely. And that's where David Mamet is successful. Through the mist of thoughts and manipulation of speeches, he has actually played with the minds of the readers very nicely. it's really amazing how he threads his thoughts to develop his plot.

    Customer Rating for this product is 5 out of 5 They Just Like Talking To Salesmen
    b c, an avid reader, 01/02/2001

    Glengarry Glenross is an incredible piece of modern literature, and arguably one of the greatest plays of the last thirty years. Focusing on the trials and tribulations of a group of hard-luck real estate hustlers, Mamet fires nonstop volleys of blistering dialogue in every line. The central themes are masculinity (price, competitiveness and bravado) and emasculation (shame, fear and hoplessness). I also highly recommend the movie, which features perhaps the greatest assembled cast of the last twenty years - every actor a heavyweight.

    Also recommended: Sexual Perversity in Chicago, A Man For All Seasons, Trainspotting