The Sandbox and the Death of Bessie Smith (Plume) [Paperback]

Edward Albee (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 96 pages
• Publisher: Plume (March 1, 1988)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0452260833
• ISBN-13: 978-0452260832
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.3 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #481,590 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Not Unexpected From Albee, March 22, 2000

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Kevin L. Nenstiel "omnivore" (Kearney, Nebraska) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Sandbox and the Death of Bessie Smith (Plume) (Paperback)

These plays are drenched in the condemnation that we've come to expect from Edward Albee. "The Sandbox" condemns his parents (his mother was more recently condemned in "Three Tall Women"), "The Death of Bessie Smith" condemns the white establishment of the South in the pre-Civil Rights Movement days, and "Fam and Yam" condemns the old order in literature. Albee's world is soaked in doom and filled twice over in hatred for the established order. The only fault is the same one that's been brought against Bob Dylan and Sam Peckinpah -- if the establishment had to go, what's going to replace it?

2 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Does Anyone Know what "The Sandbox" Means?, July 31, 1998

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This review is from: The Sandbox and the Death of Bessie Smith (Plume) (Paperback)

"The Sandbox" is an excellent play, very strange, thought-provoking and entertaining. If anyone has any interpretations on what it means, e mail me. Also read "The American Dream," which includes all of the same characters in "The Sandbox."