M. Butterfly [Author inscribed]; by David Henry Hwang ; with an afterword by the playwright
by Hwang, David Henry
- Used
- Fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0452264669
- ISBN 13
- 9780452264663
- Seller
-
Oakland, California, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Synopsis
Based on a true story that stunned the world, M. Butterfly opens in the cramped prison cell where diplomat Rene Gallimard is being held captive by the French government—and by his own illusions. In the darkness of his cell he recalls a time when desire seemed to give him wings. A time when Song Liling, the beautiful Chinese diva, touched him with a love as vivid, as seductive—and as elusive—as a butterfly.How could he have known, then, that his ideal woman was, in fact, a spy for the Chinese government—and a man disguised as a woman? In a series of flashbacks, the diplomat relives the twenty-year affair from the temptation to the seduction, from its consummation to the scandal that ultimately consumed them both. But in the end, there remains only one truth: Whether or not Gallimard's passion was a flight of fancy, it sparked the most vigorous emotions of his life.Only in real life could love become so unreal. And only in such a dramatic tour de force do we learn how...
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Bibliope by Calvello Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 87339
- Title
- M. Butterfly [Author inscribed]; by David Henry Hwang ; with an afterword by the playwright
- Author
- Hwang, David Henry
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First ed., 5th printing
- ISBN 10
- 0452264669
- ISBN 13
- 9780452264663
- Publisher
- Penguin ("A Plume book.")
- Place of Publication
- New York, N.Y.
- Date Published
- 1989
Terms of Sale
Bibliope by Calvello Books
Books may be placed on reserve for one week. Refunds may be issued if book is not as described and is returned in same condition as it was originally shipped, and within two weeks of order.
About the Seller
Bibliope by Calvello Books
About Bibliope by Calvello Books
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Verso
- The page bound on the left side of a book, opposite to the recto page.
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Octavo
- Another of the terms referring to page or book size, octavo refers to a standard printer's sheet folded four times, producing...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...