Beggars in the House of Plenty

Name: Beggars in the House of Plenty
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ISBN: 9780822213000

ISBN-10: 0822213001

ISBN-13: 9780822213000

Edition: N/A

Authors: John P. Shanley

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THE STORY: Johnny is the youngest and most sensitive of three siblings stranded in a surreal Irish Catholic household lorded over by their father, a butcher from the Bronx, and their mother, a chipper, hope-mongering wreck of a woman who can only grant chill advice, not comfort. Their daughter Sheila flees her family through marriage while Joey, a high-school dropout, opts for a career in the navy and eventually returns from Vietnam. Alone, Johnny takes solace in pyromania and writing about his family. As Johnny matures, he becomes increasingly perceptive, revealing with more and more sympathy the underlying causes of so much family misery. In between Johnny's musings are raucous scenes of…

Book details

List price: $9.00
Publisher: Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated
Publication date: 10/1/1992
Binding: Paperback
Size: 5.25" wide x 7.75" long x 0.25" tall
Weight: 0.154
Language: English