Vieux Carré by Tennessee Williams
Set in a decaying boardinghouse in the French Quarter, the work follows a young, penniless writer whose fragile health, loneliness, and sexual confusion are laid bare as he navigates a cast of colorful, damaged residents. Through intimate scenes with fellow misfits — performers, addicts, and drifters — the narrative traces memory, desire, and the search for connection amid illness, poverty, and moral ambiguity, creating a haunting, semi-autobiographical portrait of longing and survival in a vivid urban landscape.
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- Published
- 1977
- Nationality
- American
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- Original Language
- English
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