On stage, her satiric wit in plays such as "The Heidi Chronicles" is wonderful. New York: Bt Bound. Wasserstein, Wendy (1999). Books by Wendy Wasserstein. The book also states that … Give as a Gift. Sellers Start Selling Help Close. This book also gives the reader the necessary information to achieve this. Wendy Wasserstein has 35 books on Goodreads with 16207 ratings. Search. Wasserstein's plays and essays are explored within diverse traditions, including Jewish storytelling, women's writing, and classical comedy. You can choose not to respond. Your Price: $15.95 CDN. We hope you enjoy reading these Wendy Wasserstein books! Shiksa Goddess collects thirty-five of her urbane, inspiring, and deeply empathic essays–all written when she was in her forties, and all infused with her trademark irreverent humor.

The … Photo measures 10 x 8 inches. She lives in New York City. I loved it for showing … Wendy Wasserstein Seven One-Act Plays (Wasserstein) Your Price: $15.95 CDN. Playwright Wendy Wasserstein signs books at Atticus Book Store in New Haven. Wendy Wasserstein. Her drama The Heidi Chronicles (1988) was awarded both a Pulitzer Prize and a Tony Award in 1989. Just a moment while we sign you in to your Goodreads account. Books. You have the right to be lazy, writes Wasserstein. There's nothing wrong with being alone. Dramatists Play Service, Inc., 2008 - Drama - 49 pages. Wasserstein is a graduate of the Yale Drama School. Pamela's First Musical. Copyright © 2020 Apple Inc. All rights reserved. Wendy Wasserstein (1950-2006) was an American playwright, novelist, ... She was admired both for the warmth and the satirical cool of her writing; each of her plays and books captures an essence of the time, makes us laugh, and leaves us wiser. The Heidi Chronicles: Uncommon Women and Others & Isn't It Romantic. Sloth (First ed.). I loved this book for its knowing grasp of how Wendy Wasserstein, her work and her life, became a mirror for so many boomer concerns--especially for we women of a certain age who found ourselves caught between the demands of our families and our personal ambitions and struggled mightily to define ourselves. And Professor Laurie Jameson is disinclined to like his jockish, jingoistic attitude. She lives in New York City. Penguin Press; 460 pages; $29.95. Wendy Wasserstein. "In Reading the Plays of Wendy Wasserstein, author Jan Balakian places Wasserstein's seven major plays in a historical context. The line between tragedy and comedy is often thin and at times barely discernable. The $25,000 award is named for Wendy Wasserstein, a popular playwright who died at age 55 from cancer — that’s a lot of money, and I yield to no one in understanding how hard a writer’s life is. Elements of Style: A Novel. 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