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The Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy of a salesman's deferred American dream

The Pulitzer Prize-winning tragedy of a salesman's deferred American dream, presented here with enlightening commentary and criticism

Death of a Salesman: Certain Private Conversations in Two Acts and a Requiem by Arthur Miller, Elia Kazan, Penguin Books, Viking Penguin, International Creative Management, Penguin Plays. Paperback 1987 Printing by Penguin Books. 29th Edition. ISBN 0874988179. EAN 9780874988178... Read Full Overview

In 1983 Arthur Miller was invited to direct Death of a Salesman at the Beijing People's Theatre, with Chinese actors. This was an entirely new experience for Miller and for the Chinese company, most of whom had never even heard of 'life insurance' or 'installment payments'... Read Full Overview

Arthur Miller's extraordinary masterpiece, Death of a Salesman changed the course of modern theatre, and has lost none of its power as an examination of American life.

'A man is not an orange. You can't eat the fruit and throw the peel away'

Death of a Salesman is a stage play written by Arthur Miller.

It is a two-act tragedy set in 1940s New York told through a montage of memories, dreams, and arguments of the protagonist Willy Loman, a travelling salesman who is disappointed with his life, and... Read Full Overview