A Delicate Balance Edward Albee Pulitzer Prize Winning Play 1973 Printing Book
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A Delicate Balance by Edward Albee Pocket Book , 5th Printing 1973 A Delicate Balance is a three-act play by Edward Albee, written in 1965 and 1966. Premiered in 1966, it won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1967, the first of three he received for his work. Middle-aged, upper-class, and delicately-balanced couple Agnes and Tobias maintain a financially comfortable but emotionally uncomfortable existence in their suburban empty nest, along with their permanent houseguest, Agnes’ alcoholic sister, Claire. When their neighbors and self-professed best friends Harry and Edna arrive at the house, running from some unnamed “terror” lurking in their own home, the tenuous complacency Agnes strives to maintain begins to falter. The conflict is brought to a head by the arrival of Tobias and Agnes’ adult daughter, Julia, fleeing her fourth unsuccessful marriage. Over the course of one very rocky weekend, the delicately maintained equilibrium is bound to go flying. A Delicate Balance is Edward Albee at his best -- funny, surprising, and remarkably meaningful. Condition Notes: 1973 printing. Pages in unmarked condition. Ownership stamp inside front cover. Cover has very little shelf wear to corners and edges. Small indent in middle of cover and light blemishes on front cover at spine. |
