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Far too long, but it has some great characters
This play is a touching and unconventional love story.It is far too long - O'Neill could have condensed Act Two into two lines of dialogue ("I have discovered X at the bar, and we should respond by doing Y." "OK.") and merged it into Act Three.Instead, Act Two is an interminable dialogue in which one character repeatedly makes reference to something he doesn't want to say, then his daughter pries it out of him, when it was obvious to the reader all along.It showcases a little of the relationship between the two characters, and there's a bit of a payoff for it at the end, but overall it does more harm than good.

Ultimately, this is a surprisingly good play, with clever dialogue and some noir-style plot twists.Everyone has secrets and lies, everyone is playing a careful game, but each one is lovable in his/her own way.There are some bizarre Oedipal aspects of the main love story, but the love as a whole comes across as something true and beautiful and not often seen in U.S. fiction.

Excellent drama by the master!
"A Moon for the Misbegotten" is an excellent drama written by a master playwright. However, it might be helpful to people reading a review to note that any play you read in book form is very different than the experience of seeing the play enacted.

Actors bring a tremendous energy to the roles they play, and this energy is a large part of what people experience when they go to a theater or see a movie. Reading the words that the actors use is a very different experience. This is not to say that the experience of reading a play is of low value; reading a screenplay or script can add tremendously to the enjoyment of a piece. But no one should expect a quiet read under your favorite lamp with a cup of tea by your elbow to be anything like watching a play performed by good actors.

That being said, I highly recommend this book as a companion to any filmed or live production of the play. While reading, someone might wonder, "Why does this sound so ... stilted (or weird, or unnatural)? Why does it seem so different from the production I saw (in high school, on TV, at the theater, etc.)?" The answer is important to understand: you're reading a kind of road map that leads to drama, emotion, and insight. The map is not the journey, but it certainly helps the journey.

My only "criticism" of the play is the title, which I find a little too vague for the flesh-and-blood setting of the drama. The thoughts, intentions, dialog, and actions one encounters in "Moon for the Misbegotten" are gritty, more of a roadhouse than a lecture hall or a poetry convention! Alliteration is nice, but if it obscures the story even one bit, it only serves itself and perhaps makes the writer seem clever, not brilliant.

A Moon for the Misbegotten
I ordered three books for my son for school.All arrived promptly and in the condittion I had been told they were in.I'm very happy.

Liked it a lot!
O'Neill takes the emotion of sadness and is able to examine its many shades very well. He does this brilliantly in 'Long day's journe...' and 'A Moon for...'. Its a view of how each strain manifests itself and what precedes and succeeds it for different individuals.

'A Moon for...' has this in many forms including the sexual banter between Josie and James, which shows social and human pathos and hypocrisy (or lack thereof) very well.

Its not a cheerful play but it is very good because each note of sadness is appropriately tinged with humor or pathos or a combination of both.

Alcohol, blackmail, regrets, and loss--and in the center of it all, an unlikely couple
O'Neill's "last" play, written and revised several times concurrently with his other four late plays, never made it to Broadway during his lifetime. After a lukewarmly received tour through the Midwest, O'Neill became dissatisfied with the production, in part because he was increasingly in poor health and also because he was never happy with the play to begin with. He finally gave up on the work, and published it with a curt, apologetic prefatory note, saying "I cannot presently give it the attention required for appropriate presentation."

In spite of its inauspicious beginnings, many consider it his greatest work. I reserve that laurel for "Long Day's Journey," but of all O'Neill's works, this one reads as well on the page as it looks on the stage. Its lead character, James Tyrone, is a thinly disguised version of O'Neill's brother, who drank himself to death in a sanatorium the year after their mother died. O'Neill resurrects his brother for the theater and throws him drunkenly into the arms of an impossible match: Josie Hogan, the daughter of a tenant living on land he inherited. She is, perhaps, O'Neill's most fully fleshed female lead--literally and figuratively. Strong-willed and strong-armed, she simultaneously flaunts and scorns her reputation as a "terrible wanton woman" (an image that is more invented than real), but it is immediately obvious that her true love is Tyrone himself.

The plot of the play rests on a swindle planned by Josie and her father, who mistakenly believe that Tyrone plans to sell their land to an insufferably pampered blueblood from the neighborhood. Their attempt at conning Tyrone with alcohol and blackmail, which resembles a tawdry version of every outrageous scheme concocted by Lucy Ricardo, quickly misfires as a half-comic caper that brings to all concerned a melancholy (but not exactly tragic) sense of loss and wistfulness.

You can see O'Neill struggling to redeem the brother he loved but never quite understood or forgave. But it is Josie who ultimately wins the audience's affections and sympathy. ... Read more

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Der Erwerb des Buches enthält gleichzeitig die kostenlose Mitgliedschaft im Buchklub des Verlags zum Ausprobieren - dort können Sie von über einer Million Bücher ohne weitere Kosten auswählen. Das Buch besteht aus Wikipedia-Artikeln: Sam Haskins, David Goldblatt, Guy Tillim, Jürgen Schadeberg, Neill Blomkamp, Zwelethu Mthethwa, Robin Rhode, William Kentridge, Yoav, Vladimir Tretchikoff, Mazisi Kunene, Cliff Simon, Jules Sher, Tatamkhulu Afrika, Xolelani Pat Matshikiza, Irma Stern,. Online finden Sie die kostenlose Aktualisierung der Bücher. Nicht dargestellt. Auszug: Sam Haskins, geboren als Samuel Joseph Haskins (* 11. November 1926 in Kroonstad, Orange Free State; † 26. November 2009, in Bowral, Australien) war ein südafrikanischer Fotograf. Insbesondere sein Beitrag zur Aktfotografie, seine Fotomontagen und seine Bücher machten ihn bekannt; Cowboy Kate (1965) und Haskins Posters (1973) sind seine wohl wichtigsten Bände. In den Jahren von 2000 bis 2005 war Haskins vor allem als Modefotograf für die Magazine Vogue, Harper's Bazaar, Allure und NewYork tätig. Im Jahr 2006 veröffentlicht er eine erweiterte Neuauflage von Cowboy Kate als 'Directors Cut' Edition und im Jahr 2009 erscheint durch The Haskins Press das Buch Fashion Etcetera, Sam Haskins erstes Buch nach 24 Jahren. Es ist ein thematischer Querschnitt seines Archivs und spiegelt seine lebenslange Leidenschaft für Mode, Stil und Design wieder. Am 19. September 2009, erleidet Sam Haskins einen Schlaganfall in New York. Es ist der Eröffnungstag seiner Ausstellung und Veröffentlichung seines Buches Fashion Etcetera in der Milk Gallery. Neun Wochen später stirbt er zu Hause in Bowral, Australien. Sein Vater Ben war Güterkontrolleur bei der dortigen Eisenbahn, der South African Railways. Sam Haskins' Kreativität wurde schon früh genährt; als Kind interessierte er sich für das Zeichnen, für Zauberkunststücke, das Bauen von Papierdrachen und für den Zirkus. In seiner Jugend t...http://booksllc.net/?l=de&id=2288008 ... Read more

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World famous actor Sam Neil and rap legend Chuck D rub shoulders with writers like JP Donleavy and Carmel Bird. Physicists, business leaders, publishers, political activists, soldiers, poets, athletes and comic book creators are brought together by their common experience of hitching a ride sometime in the past.

Since the '60s and '70s - the heyday of hitching - people have thumbed rides worldwide. Money never changes hands, but all manner of social transactions take place. These tales will open your eyes and take you back - of forward. Just when you think you've heard it all, turn the page. You'll discover you haven't! ... Read more

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Kindle edition to Kipling's classic book of stories. This edition includes an active table of contents to make it easy to navigate to the story you want.

The tales in the book are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons.

One of the main characters in this book, Mowgli, is the bases for several popular movie, TV, and radio adaptations--most notably, Disney's animated feature, "The Jungle Book." ... Read more

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Kindle edition to Kipling's classic book of stories. This edition includes an active table of contents to make it easy to navigate to the story you want.

The tales in the book are fables, using animals in an anthropomorphic manner to give moral lessons.

One of the main characters in this book, Mowgli, is the bases for several popular movie, TV, and radio adaptations--most notably, Disney's animated feature, "The Jungle Book."Amazon.com Review
No child should be allowed to grow up without reading TheJungle Books. Published in 1894 and 1895, the stories crackle withas much life and intensity as ever. Rudyard Kipling pours fuel onchildhood fantasies with his tales of Mowgli, lost in the jungles ofIndia as a child and adopted into a family of wolves. Mowgli isbrought up on a diet of Jungle Law, loyalty, and fresh meat from thekill. Regular adventures with his friends and enemies among theJungle-People--cobras, panthers, bears, and tigers--hone thisman-cub's strength and cleverness and whet every reader'simagination. Mowgli's story is interspersed with other tales of thejungle, such as "Rikki-Tikki-Tavi," lending depth anddiversity to our understanding of Kipling's India. In much the sameway Mowgli is carried away by the Bandar-log monkeys, young readerswill be caught up by the stories, swinging from page to page,breathless, thrilled, and terrified. (Ages 9 to 12) ... Read more

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Fantastic job!
The sender kept the book looking very nice and looks brand new. Sent it very effciently and I received it at school in time for my class!

Great edition
I have not read Kipling before, but am familiar with the movie adaptations.The book is very enjoyable.The size of the book and size of the font make it easy to read.My kids loved me reading it to them.They all want to name our next cat Bagheera now.It is a fabulous book.

My niece liked it
I read the kindle version for my niece. She liked it, so I guess its a great book.

you will love this book
against the advice of my peers in 6th grade, i read this book. immediatly i fell in love with this book, and ever since, have recomended it to those who are looking for a good story.

A whole world of jungles
i saw the jungle book when i was a kid and expected the book to be all about the advenures of a little boy in the jungle. but this book is so much more. and the poetry is just beautiful. my favorite story is rikki tikki tavvi. ... Read more

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THE FORGOTTEN INVASIONS

The country is Canada. The year is 1866, the year after the end of the American Civil War.

The scene: the "ridge road" in Welland County, Ontario, a dozen miles from Fort Erie. A New York journalist has in need of a rest is joined by an old schoolmate, a professor in University College Toronto.

They set out to find a camping place, meet two agreeable Canadian girls -- and find romance, adventure and the remarkable rustic characters of Ontario.

They also find a forgotten invasion.

In 1866 groups of Irish Americans -- the Fenians -- crossed the Canadian Border to attack British troops at British forts to protest British rule of Ireland. They called themselves the IRA -- the Irish Republican Army.

Here is a novel of charm, humor and romance by a remarkable writer illumining important history lost in the mists of Time. ... Read more