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Book 1989

Long day's journey into night

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Language
English
Published
1989
  • Drama
  • American Authors
  • Biography
  • Problem families
  • dsyfunctional families
  • morphine habit
  • Theatre
  • Irish American families

Depicts a day in the life of a family deteriorating from alcoholism, drug addiction, and imminent death. Ageing actor, James Tyrone, has abandoned all hope of being a great performer and has settled for being a hack. His bitter wife, Mary, has slipped into morphine addiction, while his eldest son, Jamie, is a drunk. Jamie is envious of the writing talent of his younger brother, Edmund. These four haunted lives clash.