Brighton Beach Memoirs
of Neil Simon
Series: Eugene #1
Description
The first in Neil Simonâs "Eugene Trilogy," followed by Biloxi Blues and Broadway Bound Winner of a New York Drama Criticsâ Circle Award for Best Play and a Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New PlayMeet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each otherâwith laughter, tears, and love. It is 1937 in Brooklyn during the heart of the Depression. Fifteen-year-old Eugene Jerome lives in Brighton Beach with his family. He is witty, perceptive, obsessed with sex, and forever fantasizing his baseball-diamond triumphs as star pitcher for the New York Yankees. As our guide through his "memoirs," Eugene takes us through a series of trenchant observations and insights that show his family meeting life's challenges with pride, spirit, and a marvelous sense of humor. But as World War II looms ever closer, Eugene sees his own innocence slipping away as the first important era of his life endsâand a new one begins.This semiautobiographical classic was adapted into a film by Simonâs longterm professional partner, Gene Saks, who directed, among many others, Biloxi Blues, The Odd Couple, Broadway Bound, and Lost in Yonkers.
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Book Details
- Format Paperback
- Pages 144 pages
- Publisher Plume
- Publication Date November 1st 1995
- First Publication 1984
- Language English
- ISBN 9780452275287
- Edition Not informed
- Category Other
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