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  <title><![CDATA[Waiting for Lefty and Other Plays]]></title>
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  <default_description>&lt;div&gt;Book jacket/back: Clifford Odets is considered the most gifted American social protest dramatist of the thirties and certainly one of America's great playwrights. Odets was born in Philadelphia in 1906 and raised in the Bronx, New York. After joining the Group Theatre in 1931, he wrote his six best and most famous plays, included in this volume. &lt;/div&gt;</default_description>
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  <original_publication_day type="integer">14</original_publication_day>
  <original_publication_month type="integer">1</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">1993</original_publication_year>
  <original_title>Waiting for Lefty and Other Plays</original_title>
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      <name><![CDATA[Clifford Odets]]></name>
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  <read_at>Thu Nov 14 00:00:00 -0800 1991</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent collection. Clifford Odets was considered one of the great dramatists of our time and the leading playwright to deal thoroughly with the social and political issues of those affected by the Great Depression in the 1930's. Great book for actors and drama majors or anyone interested in theat...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/71661638">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Mar 19 14:57:26 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[Clifford Odets is so identified with the turbulent thirties that people might avoid his work for fear that it is dated. While the Marxism his characters espouse can sometimes comes off as jejune, before the arrival of Tennesee Williams upon the Broadway scene, Odets' dialogue was the American theatr...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/327642">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Mon Jul 09 10:48:23 -0700 2007</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[one of the famous plays from Agitprop theatre in 1930's US. Odets was a big shot at the time, one of those who established Group Theatre, (Lee Strasburg, Harold Clurman and Cheryl Crawford)... I like his theatre and I've translated two of his plays to Persian, &quot;Waiting for Lefty&quot; and &quot;...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/2864970">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sun Aug 31 06:12:04 -0700 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[It seems old fashioned at first but there are many pertinent ideas that are timeless. It is also very interesting linguistically. For those looking for an easy read this is not for you but it does paint a good picture of America during the depression era.]]></body>
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  <read_at>Wed Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[An excellent collection.  Odetts is a master of character and his dialogue, though it sometimes borders on cliche, somehow works with the characters he's created.  &quot;Rocket to the Moon&quot; and &quot;Awake and Sing&quot; are my favorites.]]></body>
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    <review id="34231705">
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 15 00:00:00 -0800 2002</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I read a couple of plays from this collection in a class with Vivian at Alma. Loved the class, wasn't exactly crazy about Clifford, but I see his perspective. ]]></body>
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  <read_at>Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Aug 30 09:13:38 -0700 2007</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Taught it. Does it stand up to a 21st century critique? No.  Is it a fabulous classroom tool? Yes.  Do I wish this earnest writing still existed SOMEWHERE? Yes.]]></body>
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    <review id="36304113">
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    <body><![CDATA[3.5 stars. Nothing like some commie literature to warm the heart. It got a little preachy in the last episode, but it was still a great play.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[good short read about labor relations. Always very topical. I would like to see a production of this...]]></body>
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    <review id="8472656">
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    <body><![CDATA[I love Odets.  Just read &quot;Lefty&quot; again--makes me want to stand up and shout!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I liked it a lot since I performed this play in school.]]></body>
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    <review id="1052543">
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    <body><![CDATA[Another one of my favorite playwrites. Simplistic yet fantastic.]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Read Awake and Sing]]></body>
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