The collected plays of Neil Simon

Author(s)

• Simon, Neil

Bibliographic Information

The collected plays of Neil Simon

with an introduction by Neil Simon

New American Library, 1986-<1998>

• v. 1 : pbk
• v. 2 : pbk
• v. 4 : pbk

Note

Vol. 1. originally published under title: The comedy of Neil Simon

Vol. 1-2 contain 15 plays originally published 1971-1979

"A Plume book."

Imprints vary: v. 4; Touchstone (New York)

Contents of Works

• v. 1. Come blow your horn
• Barefoot in the park
• The odd couple
• Plaza suite
• The star-spangled girl
• Promises, promises
• Last of the red hot lovers
• v. 2. Little me
• The gingerbread lady
• The prisoner of Second Avenue
• The sunshine boys
• The good doctor
• God's favorites
• California suite
• v. 4. Rumors
• Lost in Yonkers
• Jake's women
• Laughter on the 23rd floor
• London suite

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9780452258709

Description

This first volume of The Collected Plays of Neil Simon contains the triumphs that put his unique brand of comic genius on the American stage, and made him the most successful playwright of his generation. This volume includes: * Come Blow Your Horn * Barefoot in the Park * The Odd Couple * Plaza Suite * The Star-Spangled Girl * Promises, Promises * Last of the Red Hot Lover * And an Introduction by the author: "Portrait of the Writer as a Schizophrenic" Neil Simon's mixture of verbal wit and beautifully crafted farce, ethnic humor and insight into universal foible, and above all compassion and understanding, make even his sharpest barbs touch the heart as well as the funny bone. These seven plays, beginning with his unforgettable debut, Come Blow Your Horn, make us laugh uproariously even as we indelibly identify with the objects of our laughter.

Table of Contents

The Collected Plays Of Neil SimonIntroduction: Portrait of the Writer as a Schizophrenic Come Blow Your Horn Barefoot In The Park The Odd Couple The Star-Spangled Girl Promises, Promises Plaza Suite Last Of The Red Hot Lovers

Volume

v. 4 : pbk ISBN 9780684847856

Description

Since 1960, a Broadway season without a Neil Simon play has been a rare one. For more than thirty years, Simon's wry and astute observations on life, love, and the human condition have been making audiences laugh uproariously even as his beautifully realized characters touch their hearts. These five plays, including the Pulitzer- and Tony-award-winning Lost in Yonkers, show Simon at the pinnacle of his extraordinary career. Rumors Lost in Yonkers Jake's Women Laughter on the 23rd Floor London Suite Including the author's introduction: "How to Stop Writing and Other Impossibilities"

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Details

• NCID: BA01010353
• ISBN:
  • 0452258707
  • 0452258715
  • 068484785X
• LCCN: 86012639
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York, N.Y.
• Pages/Volumes: v.<1-2,4.>
• Size: 23-24 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : PS3537
  • DC19 : 812/.54