The Crackwalker [Paperback]

Judith Thompson (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1, 2002 | ISBN-10: 0887546218 | ISBN-13: 978-0887546211

The Crackwalker explores the psyches of a retarded woman and her friends. "Judith Thompson hears the poetry of the inarticulate and the semi-literate, embodying the colloquialisms, the brand names, the fractured but expressive syntax, with the urgency of their speakers. These characters do terrible things, and they have terrible things done to them."—Urjo Kareda

Editorial Reviews

Review

“Exudes vitality.” (Toronto Star 20100325)

“Judith Thompson has captured the corrosive imagery and exploding rhythms of life in Kingston’s lower depths, where spiked heels are dangerous weapons and salvation is driving a cab in Calgary. Thompson so clearly demonstrates an ability to expose the deepest roots of the theatrical experience… its language and humanity make the play a minor masterpiece.” (Maclean's 20100325)

“Globe and Mail 20100325) --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Playwrights Canada Press (April 1, 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0887546218
• ISBN-13: 978-0887546211
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.4 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5 ounces
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,714,248 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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