The Wild Party: The Lost Classic
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- Synopsis
- "The Wild Party" is a raw, funny, tragic narrative poem about a couple working in Vaudeville, Queenie and Burrs, who decide to throw a party in their New York apartment in the 1920's. She is a beautiful dancer who has known many men; he, a successful clown who has charmed many women but who is also violent and mean. Their relationship is volatile, passionate and dangerous to them both. The poem introduces us to many characters, some innocent but looking for action, some jaded, some brutal. Queenie decides to use one guest, the handsome newcomer Black, to make Burrs jealous, albeit Black arrived with Queenie's friend Kate. As the party becomes progressively more chaotic and orgiastic, the love triangle intensifies beyond Queenie's own expectation, until tragedy occurs.
- Copyright:
- 1994
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 116 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9780375706431
- Publisher:
- Pantheon Books
- Date of Addition:
- 10/27/09
- Copyrighted By:
- Art Spiegelman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Poetry, Literature and Fiction, Humor
- Submitted By:
- Ilene Sirocca
- Proofread By:
- Nicholas Blasewitz
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.