Edward Albee





Edward Albee

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March 12, 1928 in Virginia, The United States

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Edward Franklin Albee III is an American playwright known for works including Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?, The Zoo Story, The Sandbox and The American Dream. His works are considered well-crafted and often unsympathetic examinations of the modern condition. His early works reflect a mastery and Americanization of the Theatre of the Absurd that found its peak in works by European playwrights such as Jean Genet, Samuel Beckett, and Eugène Ionesco. Younger American playwrights, such as Pulitzer Prize-winner Paula Vogel, credit Albee's daring mix of theatricalism and biting dialogue with helping to reinvent the post-war American theatre in the early 1960s. Albee's dedication to continuing to evolve his voice — as evidenced in later producti...more


Average rating: 4.00 · 20,507 ratings · 683 reviews · 46 distinct works
Who's Afraid of Virginia Wo...
4.06 of 5 stars 4.06 avg rating — 13,368 ratings — published 1962 — 33 editions
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The American Dream & The Zo...
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 2,320 ratings — published 1961 — 15 editions
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The Goat, or Who is Sylvia?
3.97 of 5 stars 3.97 avg rating — 1,222 ratings — published 2003 — 4 editions
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The Zoo Story and Other Plays
3.91 of 5 stars 3.91 avg rating — 1,021 ratings — published 1959 — 2 editions
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Three Tall Women
3.84 of 5 stars 3.84 avg rating — 570 ratings — published 1994 — 7 editions
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A Delicate Balance
3.87 of 5 stars 3.87 avg rating — 486 ratings — published 1966 — 6 editions
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The Zoo Story & The Sandbox
3.96 of 5 stars 3.96 avg rating — 271 ratings — published 1998
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Tiny Alice
3.52 of 5 stars 3.52 avg rating — 176 ratings — published 1965 — 4 editions
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Edward Albee's Seascape
3.57 of 5 stars 3.57 avg rating — 162 ratings — published 1975 — 5 editions
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The Sandbox & The Death of ...
3.8 of 5 stars 3.80 avg rating — 148 ratings — published 1963 — 6 editions
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More books by Edward Albee…
The Collected Plays, Vol. 1... The Collected Plays, Vol. 2... The Collected Plays, Vol. 3...
The Collected Plays (3 books)
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“What I mean by an educated taste is someone who has the same tastes that I have.”
Edward Albee

“I write to find out what I'm talking about.”
Edward Albee

“What could be worse than getting to the end of your life and realizing you hadn't lived it”
Edward Albee

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