A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams
"A Streetcar Named Desire" is a classic American play that explores themes of desire, desperation, and decay through the story of Blanche DuBois, a former schoolteacher from a once-wealthy Southern family who moves in with her sister Stella and her brutish husband Stanley in their cramped apartment in New Orleans. As Blanche grapples with her own past traumas and the harsh realities of her present situation, her mental state deteriorates, leading to a tragic end. The play presents a stark contrast between the genteel Old South and the gritty, working-class reality of post-WWII America.
The 376th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 1947
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 107-224
- Words
- 31,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 2nd on 50 Greatest Plays of The Past 100 Years (1913–2013) (Entertainment Weekly)
- 2nd on The 101 GREATEST PLAYS of the Past 100 Years (1920-2020) (Broadway World)
- 26th on The Drama 100 - A Ranking of the Greatest Plays of All Time (Book)
- 69th on 100 Essential Books (Bravo! Magazine)
- 75th on From Oedipus to The History Boys: Michael Billington's 101 greatest plays (The Guardian)
- 1046th on Our Users' Favorite Books of All Time (The Greatest Books Users)
- The Well-Educated Mind (Book)
- Best Books (Fiction, Prose) : Experts Choose Their Favourites (The Book "Best Books")
- The 40 best plays of all time (Independent)
- Harold Bloom's The Western Canon (The Western Canon (Book) by Harold Bloom)
- Recommended Books (Academy of Achievement)
- Daily Telegraph's 100 Books of the Century, 1900-1999 (Daily Telegraph)
- Books That Shaped America (Library of Congress)