Glengarry Glen Ross

by David Mamet

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802130914
Publisher:	Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Publication date:	01/11/1994
Series:	Mamet, David
Edition description:	Reissue
Pages:	112
Sales rank:	200,889
Product dimensions:	5.39(w) x 8.21(h) x 0.31(d)

What People are Saying About This

From the Publisher

“The best new American play of the season. Wonderfully funny…a play to see, remember and cherish.” –Clive Barnes, New York Post

“The most exciting American play in years.” –Howard Kissel, Women’s Wear Daily

“One of his best plays. Crackling tension…ferocious comedy and drama. A top American playwright in bristling form.” –Frank Rich, The New York Times

Editorial Reviews

“The best new American play of the season. Wonderfully funny…a play to see, remember and cherish.” –Clive Barnes, New York Post

“The most exciting American play in years.” –Howard Kissel, Women’s Wear Daily

“One of his best plays. Crackling tension…ferocious comedy and drama. A top American playwright in bristling form.” –Frank Rich, The New York Times

From the Publisher

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

Clive Barnes

"The most exciting American play in years." -- Women's Wear Daily

Howard Kissel

"One of his best plays. Crackling tension... ferocious comedy and drama. A top American Playwright in bristling form." -- The New York Times

Frank Rich

"Mamet deserves recognition for his careful, gorgeous, loving sense of language. He has the most acute ear for dialogue of any American writer since J.D. Salinger."

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