| Buried Child Revised Edition Contributor(s): Shepard, Sam (Author) |
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ISBN: 0307274977 ISBN-13: 9780307274977 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $15.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2006 Annotation: A newly revised edition of an American classic, Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize--winning "Buried Child "is as fierce and unforgettable as it was when it was first produced more than twenty-five years ago. A scene of madness greets Vince and his girlfriend as they arrive at the squalid farmhouse of Vince's hard-drinking grandparents, who seem to have no idea who he is. Nor does his father, Tilden, a hulking former All-American footballer, or his uncle, who has lost one of his legs to a chain saw. Only the memory of an unwanted child, buried in an undisclosed location, can hope to deliver this family |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Family & Relationships | Dysfunctional Families - Social Science | Sociology - Rural |
| Dewey: 812.54 |
| LCCN: 2005054691 |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 5.28" W x 8.06" (0.31 lbs) 128 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A newly revised edition of an American classic, Sam Shepard's Pulitzer Prize--winning Buried Child is as fierce and unforgettable as it was when it was first produced in 1978. A scene of madness greets Vince and his girlfriend as they arrive at the squalid farmhouse of Vince's hard-drinking grandparents, who seem to have no idea who he is. Nor does his father, Tilden, a hulking former All-American footballer, or his uncle, who has lost one of his legs to a chain saw. Only the memory of an unwanted child, buried in an undisclosed location, can hope to deliver this family from its sin. |
