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Watch on the Rhine

Pages
182
Published
2009
Language
English

Synopsis

""Watch On The Rhine"" is a play written by Lillian Hellman. Set in Washington D.C. in 1940, the play tells the story of the wealthy Fanny Farrelly, who welcomes her daughter Sara and her family to her home. Sara's husband, Kurt Muller, is a German anti-fascist who has been fighting against the Nazi regime in Europe. The play explores themes of political ideology, family loyalty, and sacrifice as Kurt's past catches up with him and he must confront the dangers of his political beliefs. The play premiered on Broadway in 1941 and won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. It has since been adapted into a film and has been performed in theaters around the world.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

About the author

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Lillian Hellman

Lillian Hellman was born in New Orleans, spent her childhood between New Orleans and New York, attended New York University and Columbia. In 1934 she launched her career as a playwright with The Children's Hour. Over the next three decades came a succession of achievements in the theatre: she has twice been awarded the New York Drama Critics Circle Prize for the best play of the year. Miss Hellman's memoir An Unfinished Woman won the National Book Award in 1969. She also received the Gold...