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Death Of A Salesman, Certain Private Conversations In Two Acts And A Requiem Paperback – January 1, 1976

by Arthur Miller (Author)
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,820 ratings
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy of a salesman’s deferred American dream
 
Ever since it was first performed in 1949, Death of a Salesman has been recognized as a milestone of the American theater. In the person of Willy Loman, the aging, failing salesman who makes his living riding on a smile and a shoeshine, Arthur Miller redefined the tragic hero as a man whose dreams are at once insupportably vast and dangerously insubstantial. He has given us a figure whose name has become a symbol for a kind of majestic grandiosity—and a play that compresses epic extremes of humor and anguish, promise and loss, between the four walls of an American living room.

"By common consent, this is one of the finest dramas in the whole range of the American theater." —Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times

"So simple, central, and terrible that the run of playwrights would neither care nor dare to attempt it." —Time
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    January 1, 1976
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    7.6 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    9780140481341
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Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama
Winner of the National Book Award Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters

"By common consent, this is one of the finest dramas in the whole range of the American theater." —Brooks Atkinson, The New York Times

"So simple, central, and terrible that the run of playwrights would neither care nor dare to attempt it." —Time

About the Author

Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915 and studied at the University of Michigan. His plays include All My Sons (1947), Death of a Salesman (1949), The Crucible (1953), A View from the Bridge and A Memory of Two Mondays (1955), After the Fall (1963), Incident at Vichy (1964), The Price (1968), The Creation of the World and Other Business (1972) and The American Clock. He has also written two novels, Focus (1945), and The Misfits, which was filmed in 1960, and the text for In Russia (1969), Chinese Encounters (1979), and In the Country (1977), three books of photographs by his wife, Inge Morath. More recent works include a memoir, Timebends (1987), and the plays The Ride Down Mt. Morgan (1991), The Last Yankee (1993), Broken Glass (1993), which won the Olivier Award for Best Play of the London Season, and Mr. Peter's Connections (1998). His latest book is On Politics and the Art of Acting. Miller was granted with the 2001 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has twice won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and in 1949 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ 0140481346
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books (January 1, 1976)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 139 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 9780140481341
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0140481341
  • Lexile measure ‏ : ‎ NP
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.6 x 5.1 x 0.3 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 4,820 ratings

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Arthur Miller (1915-2005) was born in New York City in 1915 and studied at the University of Michigan. During his lifetime he was celebrated as the pre-eminent playwright of his generation and won numerous awards for his work including two New York Drama Critics' Circle Awards, two Emmy awards and three Tony Awards for his plays, as well as a Tony Award for Lifetime Achievement. His 1949 play Death of a Salesman was the first play to scoop all three major US awards: the New York Critics Circle Award, a Tony Award for Best Author and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. His many plays include All My Sons, Death of a Salesman, The Crucible, A View from the Bridge, A Memory of Two Mondays, After the Fall, Incident at Vichy, The Price, The Creation of the World and Other Business, and The American Clock; later plays include Broken Glass, Resurrection Blues and the aptly-titled Finishing the Picture. His other published work includes the novel Focus, The Misfits which was filmed in 1960, two collections of short stories, the memoir Timebends and various volumes of non-fiction including three books in collaboration with his wife, photographer Inge Morath.

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4.5 out of 5 stars
4,820 global ratings

Customers say

Customers find the story interesting and relatable. They describe the play as great, classic, and timeless. Readers also appreciate the great characters and superb cast. However, some find the formatting terrible and the story length too long. Opinions are mixed on readability, with some finding it well-written and depressing, while others say it's poorly written.

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52 customers mention "Story quality"40 positive12 negative

Customers find the story interesting, impressive, and relatable. They say it's a classic play with a nice twist and thought-provoking themes. Readers also mention that the book is short but densely written.

"Didn’t care for story had to read it for class. It does illustrate a certain way of life ." Read more

"...This play is magnificent in its portrayal of a man struggling to achieve his goals.The story and the writing of Miller are indeed magnificent...." Read more

"Story is incredible, the book itself is very thin and lightweight!" Read more

"...This is a short but densely written story, one of those few that will open a small window into a failed man's heart and let you peek inside." Read more

13 customers mention "Play quality"13 positive0 negative

Customers find the play quality great, interesting, and one of the best short plays ever written. They say it's a perfect type for a play and great for all ages.

"...It was a cool little play. Great characters, the void of superficiality is never latent in this play...." Read more

"It was an interesting play. A good argument between fantasy, sanity, and depression. One of the best I had to read over the discussion of crazy...." Read more

"One of the better plays I have read thus far. I don't consider myself a stage fanatic, but this play does have some really great aspects to it...." Read more

"I've read this novel a couple of times for school, but the play is great. I still cry after having read it." Read more

12 customers mention "Classic content"12 positive0 negative

Customers find the book's content classic and timeless. They say it reveals many layers of what was going on.

"...Like who am I to review Death of a Salesman? This is an American classic which reveals so many layers of what was going on with people in America as..." Read more

"It's a classic. A sad true to life story." Read more

"...A classic piece of American literature" Read more

"...and each other. Powerful, sad, authentic. An undeniable classic." Read more

9 customers mention "Character development"9 positive0 negative

Customers find the characters great. They say it's a classic play acted out by a superb cast. Readers also mention it's a good production challenged by the playwright's mastery.

"...The current revival takes the writing of the script and is acted out by a superb cast earning this classic play the absolute pantheon of Broadway..." Read more

"...It was a cool little play. Great characters, the void of superficiality is never latent in this play...." Read more

"...A good production challenged by the playwright's mastery." Read more

"...The characters are endearing and by the end of the play, your heart breaks when you leave them." Read more

9 customers mention "Value for money"9 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the value for money of the book. They mention it arrived quickly, the price is excellent, and it's an excellent purchase.

"Nice price for students," Read more

"...recieved was considerably aged, but all pages were intact and the price was great! I did not feel bad about writing in it for AP English...." Read more

"Amazing book, good price and time delivery" Read more

"Arrived very qucikly, price was excellent. No need to by new when quality used is available and far less expensive." Read more

35 customers mention "Readability"15 positive20 negative

Customers have mixed opinions about the readability of the book. Some mention it's well-written and easy to read, while others say the format is difficult to read and has no line breaks between characters.

"...I reset the font in different sizes, but the format was difficult to read. Buy the book and skip the Kindle version." Read more

"...How the script reads and says is magnificent in its portrayal of a man struggling to achieve his goals...." Read more

"It was all underlined - hard to read...literally every line was underlined in the book." Read more

"...Despite the fact that it is a play script, it was easy to follow it visually in my mind. Could not put it down until the curtain fell." Read more

9 customers mention "Formatting"0 positive9 negative

Customers find the formatting of the book terrible. They say it's not in script form and is written as one giant paragraph.

"...1 star for how the text appears on your Kindle. It is written in a play format...." Read more

"Bought on Kindle, there is no formatting, it's just a long paragraph from beginning to end. Makes it difficult to read...." Read more

"...I need to read this play but the format is not in script form, making it impossible to read the script and follow...." Read more

"...The layout of this book is terrible on my Kindle. It's written as one giant paragraph. Don't waste your money on this copy of this great play!" Read more

9 customers mention "Story length"0 positive9 negative

Customers find the story length of the book too long and repetitive. They mention it's difficult to read, with abrupt flashbacks throughout the story. Readers also mention the dialogue is not in its own paragraph, and the sentences run together.

"...The story was kind of bland and confusing, too many (underlying meanings according to me teacher.)..." Read more

"...Although written with abrupt (sometimes confusing) flashbacks throughout the story, still 4 Stars for this lover of old screenplays." Read more

"...Good book as well, but the story line can get quite repetitive at times. I like most things I read, but I wasn't crazy about this story...." Read more

"...It is a thin, short book, not sure if its copyright has expired or not but I felt like I was paying too much for this only because it was on the..." Read more

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Page 65 was folded during production. The book is still readable. I'll trim the page because my son needs to read it for a college class so no time to exchange. Otherwise everything is ok.
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fran van leeuwen
5.0 out of 5 stars Read it for class I’m taking. Didn’t enjoy the play. Depressing. Have not seen movie.
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2024
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Didn’t care for story had to read it for class. It does illustrate a certain way of life .
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Richard C. Geschke
5.0 out of 5 stars He Never Knew Who He Was
Reviewed in the United States on May 8, 2012
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Two months ago I secured two tickets for my wife and me to attend the short revival of Arthur Miller's Death of a Salesman. It has been many years since I had seen this play on the movie screen and I wanted to get the feel for the dialogue and the staging of the play. Hence I bought this script. The current revival currently being played at the Ethel Barrymore Theater is directed by Mike Nichols and starring Philip Seymour Hoffman, Linda Emond and Andrew Garfield.
The story in and of itself is a classic tragedy which was written for the late 1940's after WWII, but in a sense could be written in any time period. The story represents Willy Loman's hopes and dreams as he wishes the world to be. The tragedy is that what Willy is striving for and trying to become turns into a shattered dream. Life as he knows it does not bear the fruit he thought it would bear. His struggles represent what many people in life deal with and try to secure the elusive American Dream. How the script reads and says is magnificent in its portrayal of a man struggling to achieve his goals.
This play is magnificent in its portrayal of a man struggling to achieve his goals.The story and the writing of Miller are indeed magnificent. However in seeing this production of the play done so well in its current revival, I can't envision this play being done any better than the current production. The current revival takes the writing of the script and is acted out by a superb cast earning this classic play the absolute pantheon of Broadway productions.
Many reviews have said that what Miller brought forth in mid-20th century America of a struggling middle class man trying to fulfill the American Dream is still relevant in today's economy and that things really haven't changed. Yes Willie Loman was part of the 99% and yes even back in 1949 there still was that 1% who seemingly controlled the American Dream.
I'm glad I read the script before attending this classic performance. As for the performance itself. It will remain an unforgettable afternoon which was acted superbly and with much real emotion. Truly unforgettable.
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Josh
4.0 out of 5 stars Quality Control Issue
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024
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Page 65 was folded during production. The book is still readable. I'll trim the page because my son needs to read it for a college class so no time to exchange. Otherwise everything is ok.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Quality Control Issue
Reviewed in the United States on September 8, 2024
Page 65 was folded during production. The book is still readable. I'll trim the page because my son needs to read it for a college class so no time to exchange. Otherwise everything is ok.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Perfect Condition
Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2024
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I often browse for books in the stores, and when it comes to purchasing, i prefer Amazon. I like my books in perfect condition. Amazon did not disappoint. The book is high quality.

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Alex
5.0 out of 5 stars Unbelievable story
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2024
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Story is incredible, the book itself is very thin and lightweight!
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Jonny Too Bad
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic
Reviewed in the United States on August 2, 2024
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Nice price for students,
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Nathan Premo
3.0 out of 5 stars Weird play
Reviewed in the United States on January 27, 2013
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I had to get this for a class and to tell the truth it was not that great of a book. The story was kind of bland and confusing, too many (underlying meanings according to me teacher.) sure the name lowman is suppose to mean something, or it could just be there name is all. Any who it is not that bad of a book, you should give it a shot but don;t get your hopes up.
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Carrie G. in NYC
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic and tragic
Reviewed in the United States on February 22, 2024
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My son is reading this in high school, so I bought myself a copy to read along. It arrived quickly and in perfect condition. I flew through this book and could relate a lot to Willy Loman's disordered thinking. I had chills at the end and could see every scene in my mind. It made me interested in reading more of Arthur Miller's work.
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Mariano Lara
5.0 out of 5 stars Un clásico que no puede faltar en tu colección.
Reviewed in Mexico on March 13, 2024
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Este clásico de la literatura de la lengua Inglésa deja sin palabras al leedor. La complejidad de los personajes unida al excelente manejo del idioma por parte del autor, te lleva a un viaje emocionante en donde la angustia, el desespero y la esperanza se presentan en cada párrafo para concluir con un final que te deja sin aliento. En definitiva, un clásico de la cultura norteamericana que vale la pena leer.
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Taha Gulamhusein
5.0 out of 5 stars Good book
Reviewed in Canada on May 7, 2023
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Maud
5.0 out of 5 stars American society after WWII.
Reviewed in France on November 16, 2024
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Willy looks so fragile. It' s so difficult to be a winner.
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Michael Carlin
5.0 out of 5 stars A Masterpiece.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 23, 2024
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One of the greatest plays ever written. As relevant today as it was back in The 1940s.
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