I am my own wife : studies for a play about the life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
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I am my own wife : studies for a play about the life of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf
Faber and Faber, 2004
1st ed
- : pbk
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"With an introduction by the author"--Cover
"Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for drama" -- Cover, 12th reprinting
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I Am My Own Wife is the winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.
From the Obie Award-winning author of Quills comes this acclaimed one-man show, which explores the astonishing true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. A transvestite and celebrated antiques dealer who successfully navigated the two most oppressive regimes of the past century-the Nazis and the Communists--while openly gay and defiantly in drag, von Mahlsdorf was both hailed as a cultural hero and accused of colluding with the Stasi.
In an attempt to discern the truth about Charlotte, Doug Wright has written at once a vivid portrait of Germany in the second half of the twentieth century, a morally complex tale about what it can take to be a survivor, and an intriguing meditation on everything from the obsession with collecting to the passage of time (Hedy Weiss, Chicago Sun-Times).
by "Nielsen BookData"