The Stonemason
A Play in Five Acts
by Cormac McCarthy
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In Cormac McCarthy's five-act play written for (but never produced by) the National Theater in Washington, DC, the Telfairs--a close-knit, hard-working black family from Louisville, Kentucky--have been stonemasons for more than 100 years. But now, in the 1970s, only Ben and his grandfather, Papaw, continue to love and respect the traditions that separate them from the Telfairs who have left (or dishonored) the trade. Drama, McCarthy says, is the hardest of all genres to write--and THE STONEMASON is a difficult play, seldom produced. An uncharacteristically domestic tale, it is also quite unlike McCarthy's dark, brooding novels of loners and killers.
Editions of The Stonemason
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ISBN |
Binding/Format Paperback |
Publisher Vintage Books |
Date 1995 |
Price $7.45 |
 Like-New |
Publisher Notes
Set in Louisville, Kentucky, in the 1970s, The Stonemason is a multi-generational drama about black men struggling to maintain their dignity. The drama evokes the subtleties of Grecian tragedy with the mastery of character, plot, and pathos that distinguishes the acclaimed fiction of this recent National Book Award winner.
Media Reviews
"McCarthy has achieved something only a few artists even attempt: He has created his own world...and made it his own--beautiful, nightmarish, isolated."
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