A Streetcar Named Desire (Penguin Modern Classics)
A Streetcar Named Desire is one of the most remarkable plays of our time. It created an immortal woman in the character of Blanche DuBois, the haggard and fragile southern beauty whose pathetic last grasp at happiness is cruelly destroyed. It shot Marlon Brando to fame in the role of Stanley Kowalski, a sweat-shirted barbarian, the crudely sensual brother-in-law who precipitated Blance's tragedy.
Produced across the world and translated into many languages, A Streetcar Named Desire has won one of the widest audiences in contemporary literature.
Also contained in:
- [New Voices in the American Theatre](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15163013W/New_Voices_in_the_American_Theatre)
- [Plays 1937 - 1955](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15077942W/Plays_1937_-_1955)
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Community Reviews
An amazing read based off the classic movie that starred Marlon Brando. With only 4-5 characters, this play manages to captivate an excellent story about gender roles, pride, adulthood, family, homosexuality, alcoholism and most of all, mental health. It was way ahead of its time, and continues to be a timeless play to read for decades to come. It also really delves into the continuous epidemic of toxic masculinity that we still see until this day.
Intense first time read (listen). Focused on the women in the story, the hardships of dealing with abuse, and lying to self about reality.
Interesting portrayal of mental illness and addiction.
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