Gum by Karen Hartman

Gum by Karen Hartman

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Gum by Karen Hartman

Set in a fictional fundamentalist country where chewing gum is outlawed, Gum explores the human need to tame nature and control desire. Two veiled girls stand in a walled garden, sharing a piece of gum, which serves as a metaphor for pleasure, release, desire, transgression, America, the forbidden, the secret sexual act.

'Sensual, bold, subversive playwriting. Karen Hartman is a writer to watch' - Emily Mann

'Gum is both hilarious and disturbing. It, and its companion The Mother of Modern Censorship - also included in the volume - are superb satires and also compassionate dramatic visions. Karen Hartman is fulfilling her extraordinary early promise' - Harold Bloom

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ISBN 13 9781559362139
ISBN 10 1559362138
Title Gum
Author Karen Hartman
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S.
Year published 2002-06-20
Number of pages 120
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.