Willy Loman, the protagonist of "Death of a Salesman," has spent his life following the American way, living out his belief in salesmanship as a way to reinvent himself. But somehow the riches and respect he covets have eluded him. At age 63, he searches for the moment his life took a wrong turn, the moment of betrayal that undermined his relationship with his wife and destroyed his relationship with Biff, the son in whom he invested his faith. Willy lives in a fragile world of elaborate excuses and daydreams, conflating ...
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Willy Loman, the protagonist of "Death of a Salesman," has spent his life following the American way, living out his belief in salesmanship as a way to reinvent himself. But somehow the riches and respect he covets have eluded him. At age 63, he searches for the moment his life took a wrong turn, the moment of betrayal that undermined his relationship with his wife and destroyed his relationship with Biff, the son in whom he invested his faith. Willy lives in a fragile world of elaborate excuses and daydreams, conflating past and present in a desperate attempt to make sense of himself and of a world that once promised so much.
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Fine in Fine jacket. 3rd Printing. A fine 50th Anniversary edition, third printing hardback in a fine unclipped dustjacket-All my books are always securely packed with plenty of bubblewrap in professional boxes and promptly dispatched (within 2-3 days)-SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR-Pictures of the book are available upon request.
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Good. Good condition. Good dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.
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Fine copy in fine dust jacket. 8vo 8 1/2"x 5 1/4" blue cloth w/ gray paper boards; silver lettering on spine; blue endpapers; 142 pgs w/ new 5-pg preface, "Salesman at Fifty", by Miller & 20-pg afterword by Christopher Bigsby; w/ 8-pgs of color and b&w photos on glossy paper; illus dust jacket w/ $16.95 on front flap. quotes by Brooks Atkinson, Richard Watts Jr., Wolcott Gibbs, John Mason Brown, Ward Morehouse, Howard Barnes, John Chapman & Robert Garland on back cover. jacket design by Martin Ogolter w/ art by Joseph Hirsch.
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Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 0140285652. With a new preface by the author. First printing of the 50th Anniversary Edition. INSCRIBED by the author to a previous owner. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket.; 142 pages.
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Near Fine in Near Fine jacket. Anniversary Edition. 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Signed by Author 50th Anniversary edition, first prnt. Quarter-cloth and paper-covered boards. Signed by Miller on the title page. Preface for this edition by Miller. Afterword by Christopher Bigsby. Selected Chronology of Productions 1949-1999. Black and white photos of the original cast production and color photos of the 1999 Broadway production. Cloth spine edges with small wrinkles and spine edge cloth minimally rubbed; dustjacket with tiny spine edge wrinkles. Tight copy in Near Fine condition in a Near Fine dustjacket with an archival cover.
I enjoyed the play for the most part thought that it showed how men see the importance of actually being a man and bringing in the bread in order to help their family survive. Willy was a man of many personalities and was quite an interesting character. Enjoyable to see.