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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very good collection of Hwang's early work
David Henry Hwang is best-known for his play, "M Butterfly," and this is a shame. Although "Butterfly" is indeed a wonderful play, Hwang is one of the more versatile playwrights today, and this book shows the breadth of it. Most of his plays (FOB, Dance and the Railroad) deal with Chinese Americans, but he often wanders into other veins...
Published on January 4, 2000 by David Dressler
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0 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
"FOB" deals with the stereotypes and fears of immigrants
This book contains many plays written by Mr. Hwang but the one play that I will review will be "FOB." The play "FOB" focuses on the power struggle between the 2 sexes and the battle between Mainland Chinese immigrants and Americanized Chinese. One aspect of the dislike that I had with the book was the inconsistant behaviors of the characters. But...
Published on May 13, 1997
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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A very good collection of Hwang's early work,
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This review is from: F.O.B. and Other Plays (Plume) (Mass Market Paperback)
David Henry Hwang is best-known for his play, "M Butterfly," and this is a shame. Although "Butterfly" is indeed a wonderful play, Hwang is one of the more versatile playwrights today, and this book shows the breadth of it. Most of his plays (FOB, Dance and the Railroad) deal with Chinese Americans, but he often wanders into other veins. "1000 Airplanes on the Roof," a science-fiction piece about alien abduction, is a terrific example. Try to get ahold of a copy of this book if you can; it is well worth it.
0 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
"FOB" deals with the stereotypes and fears of immigrants,
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This review is from: F.O.B. and Other Plays (Plume) (Mass Market Paperback)
This book contains many plays written by Mr. Hwang but the one play that I will review will be "FOB." The play "FOB" focuses on the power struggle between the 2 sexes and the battle between Mainland Chinese immigrants and Americanized Chinese. One aspect of the dislike that I had with the book was the inconsistant behaviors of the characters. But one thing I liked is the about this play is that it can be very interpertive and that the story is not very straight forward
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F.O.B. and Other Plays (Plume) by David Henry Hwang (Mass Market Paperback - March 28, 1990)
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