Death of a Salesman
by:
Arthur Miller (author)
Will Loman, the sixty-year-old Brooklyn salesman who says, 'I still feel - kind of temporary about myself' has become an archetypal image of devouring insecurity, of the human capacity for self-deception and, through the drama of his family quarrels, of the ways in which the flaws of one...
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Will Loman, the sixty-year-old Brooklyn salesman who says, 'I still feel - kind of temporary about myself' has become an archetypal image of devouring insecurity, of the human capacity for self-deception and, through the drama of his family quarrels, of the ways in which the flaws of one generation are imprinted on the next.
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Format: Paperback
Publisher: Viking Press (NY)
Pages no: 139
Edition language: English
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[3.5 stars]
Like most classic works, this is something everyone should read once. It's a little bit all over the place for my tastes, but heartbreaking and thought provoking as well. I feel as though seeing it performed would probably do it more justice than reading it did, but I definitely recommend taking it ...
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