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Hosanna
By Michel Tremblay
Translated by John Van Burek & Bill Glassco
A transvestite’s illusion of herself is shattered when she goes to a costume party dressed up as Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra. Cast of two men.
Overview
A transvestite’s illusion of herself is shattered when she goes to a costume party dressed up as Elizabeth Taylor in Cleopatra. Cast of two men.
Michel Tremblay
A major figure in Québec literature, Michel Tremblay has built an impressive body of work as a playwright, novelist, translator, and screenwriter. To date Tremblay’s complete works include twenty-nine plays, thirty-one novels, six collections of autobiographical stories, a collection of tales, seven screenplays, forty-six translations and adaptations of works by foreign writers, nine plays and twelve stories printed in diverse publications, an opera libretto, a song cycle, a Symphonic Christmas Tale, and two musicals. His work has won numerous awards and accolades; his plays have been published and translated into forty languages and have garnered critical acclaim in Canada, the United States, and more than fifty countries around the world.
Reviews
“Written by a real playwright who can write poetic prose, handle literary technique and create character. ”
— New York Post
“Breathtakingly beautiful and layered with emotion and resonance. ”
— Toronto Star
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- Dimensions 88 pages, 5.5 x 216 x 6 mm
- Published January 1, 1991
- Publisher Talonbooks
- Category Drama
- Keywords Gay & Lesbian
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