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An aging salesman clings to a dream that no longer fits his life
1949Steady paceMelancholic
What it is about
Willy Loman has spent his life as a traveling salesman, and he is now exhausted and losing his grip on work. He believes that being well liked is the key to success and has taught that to his two sons. The play moves between the present and Willy’s memories.
Who will enjoy it
Readers who want a short, powerful modern classic.
What you will get
A short but heavy read about work, pride and family. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1949.
Death of a Salesman Facts: Pages, Genre and Setting
Genre
Classics · Failure · American dream · Family
Length
139 pages · ≈ 4 h
More about this book
Characters
Willy Loman, his wife Linda and his sons Biff and Happy.
Setting
New York and Brooklyn, in the late 1940s.
What makes it different
A play that shifts in time between reality and a character’s mind.
Feel
Sad, tense and powerful.
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