Tracy Letts: 7 books

“Letts’ astonishing creation…is mammoth in many ways. It’s a full, three-act evening, more than three hours in length. And there are 13 characters, each getting Letts’ full attention. He creates a parade of memorable people spanning several generations of unhappiness and unfulfilled dreams....

“It is a meditation on Chicago’s old soul . . . a witty, seductive, live-wire and greatly entertaining dark comedy that you just don’t want to end.” –Chicago Tribune“The sting, the speed and marksmanship of the gimcracks his characters fire at each other . . . drips the kind of...

"Zestier and more colloquial than most translations . . . Letts' main achievement here is to make Chekhov more emotional, accessible and active."—Chicago Tribune "I've seen over a dozen Three Sisters, but never has the final scene . . . registered so hard. It's the cumulative...

"One of our most valuable playwrights."-Time Out New York "A hideously funny tabloid noir. . . . Letts' balance of irony and empathy continues to impress."-LA Weekly A definitively dysfunctional family gives in to its basest instincts and is forced to face hidden...

Best known for his portrayals of large-scale family drama, Tracy Letts’ new play narrows in focus, zooming in on the life of just one woman, though her story is no less complex. This intimate snapshot of a simple life provides an enlightening examination of a complicated human mind.

Stefan Hornbach "Schwalbenkönig", Tracy Letts "Linda Vista", Daniel Mezger "Edward Snowden steht hinterm Fenster und weckt Birnen ein", Fiston Mwanza Mujila "Zu der Zeit der Königinmutter", Yade Yasemin Önder "Kartonage", Ewald Palmetshofer "Vor Sonnenaufgang", Roland Schimmelpfennig "100 Songs",...

La obra ganadora de los premios Pulitzer y Tony en la que se basa la película protagonizada por Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts y Ewan McGregor. El retrato de una familia disfuncional de la América profunda en su peor momento. Ingenio, acidez, ironía, tragedia y mucho humor negro. Tras...