Gross Indecency
The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde (Lambda Literary Award)
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- Paperback
160 pages
- Release Date
27 January 1998
Summary
Winner of the Lambda Literary Award
In this stunning work of theater, Moises Kaufman turns the trials of Oscar Wilde into a riveting human and intellectual drama.
In April 1895, Oscar Wilde brought a libel suit against the Marquess of Queensberry, the father of his youthful lover, who had publicly maligned him as a sodomite. In doing so, England’s reigning man of letters set in motion a series of events that would culminate in his ruin and imprisonment. For within a year, the …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780375702327 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0375702326 |
| Author: | Moises Kaufman |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 160 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 1998 |
| Weight: | 147g |
| Dimensions: | 9mm x 132mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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Critics Review
“Absolutely gripping . .
“Absolutely gripping … scintillating … sharply intelligent, dramatically fresh … a Wildean triumph.” –The New York Times
“Thrilling … unforgettable, maybe even life-changing… . [It has] the inevitability and much of the monumentality of a Greek tragedy.” –USA Today
“A dazzling coup de theatre, at once compelling history and chilling human drama.” –Time
“Stunning … taut, shattering, yet delightfully exuberant … altogether fascinating.” –Newsday
Moises Kaufman
Moises Kaufman is a Tony and Emmy-nominated director and playwright. He is the co-founder and artistic director of Tectonic Theater Project.
Kaufman’s plays Gross Indecency: The Three Trials of Oscar Wilde and The Laramie Project (which he co-wrote with the members of Tectonic Theater) have been among the most performed plays in America over the last decade. He is also the author of the Tony Nominated play 33 Variations; One Arm (his adaptation of the Tennessee Williams screenplay of the same name); and the short play London Mosquitoes.
He has directed numerous plays on Broadway, including the Pulitzer and Tony Award-winning I Am My Own Wife by Doug Wright, which earned Mr. Kaufman an Obie Award for direction as well as Tony, Outer Critics, Lucille Lortell, and Drama Desk Awards nominations.
Kaufman directed the film adaptation of The Laramie Project, which aired on HBO and was the opening night selection at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival.
Kaufman is a Guggenheim Fellow.
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