The Playboy of the Western World
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- Under 100
- First published
- 1907
- Pages
- 81
About this book
When a nervous young stranger stumbles into a County Mayo pub claiming he has killed his tyrannical father, the villagers greet him not with horror but with awe, and the local women compete for the attention of this sudden hero. Christy Mahon blossoms in the glow of their admiration, right up until the day his very-much-alive father turns up looking for him. Synge's three-act comedy skewers the Irish appetite for a bold outlaw and the gap between a violent tale and a violent deed. Its frank language and mockery of rural piety sparked riots at the Abbey Theatre in 1907.
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Book facts
- Author
- J. M. Synge
- First published
- 1907
- Reading time
- About 90 minutes
- Pages
- 81
- Language
- English
- Genre
- Comedy
- Formats
- PDF, EPUB, Read online