Purple Heart and the Infidel: Two Plays

by Bruce Norris

Book Overview

In Purple Heart, Carla, a Vietnam War widow deep in drink and depression, is living with a troubled son and her controlling mother. One day a stranger arrives at the door, a soldier with one hand who is seemingly connected to her late husband and comes to offer condolences to the grieving family. The soldier's mysterious visit is solved in graphic and bloody detail at the end of the play. Norris uses these quirky and flawed characters to provide...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0810122146
• ISBN13: 9780810122147
• Release Date: May 2005
• Publisher: Northwestern University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 0.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.0"