Vietnam Plays: Volume 1: The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel and Sticks and Bones

by David Rabe

Book Overview

David Rabe has been a major voice and crucial force in American drama since 1971 when, in the midst of the Vietnam War, he startled the nation with The Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel. The story of a native recruit's initiation into war, it is by turns brutal and hilarious. It won the young playwright an Obie and was hailed by The New York Times as "rich humor, irony, and insight." More than two decades later, Rabe continues to be one of our most compelling...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0802133134
• ISBN13: 9780802133137
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: Grove Press
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.2"