The Iceman Cometh by Eugene O'Neill
"The Iceman Cometh" is a play set in a New York City bar in 1912, featuring a group of down-and-out alcoholics who spend their days in a state of drunken stupor, telling tall tales and dreaming of better futures. The arrival of a former patron, now sober, disrupts their routine as he insists on forcing them to face the harsh realities of their lives and abandon their delusions. The play is a poignant exploration of despair, disillusionment, and the human capacity for self-deception.
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- Published
- 1946
- Nationality
- American
- Length
- Short
- Pages
- 160-200
- Original Language
- English
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- 16th on 50 Greatest Plays of The Past 100 Years (1913–2013) (Entertainment Weekly)
- 39th on The Drama 100 - A Ranking of the Greatest Plays of All Time (Book)
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