Lillian Hellman: An Imperious Life

by Dorothy Gallagher

Book Overview

From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, a fresh look at Hellman's restless life, her extraordinary plays, and her autobiographical myths

Glamorous, talented, audacious--Lillian Hellman knew everyone, did everything, had been everywhere. By the age of twenty-nine she had written The Children's Hour, the first of four hit Broadway plays, and soon she was considered a member of America's first rank of dramatists, a position she...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300164971
• ISBN13: 9780300164978
• Release Date: January 2014
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.3" x 8.6"