Wit
byMargaret Edson
Genres: Drama
A striking and sharply funny reflection on the frailty of existence and the complex relationship between knowledge and love. Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. Vivian Bearing, Ph.D., a renowned specialist in the brilliantly difficult Holy Sonnets of John Donne, has been diagnosed with stage four metastatic ovarian cancer. Her approach to her illness is not unlike her approach to Donne: aggressively probing and intensely rational. But during the course of her illness - and her stint as a prize patient in an experimental chemotherapy programme - she comes to reassess her life and her work with profundity and an unbearably moving wry humour. Margaret Edson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Wit was first performed in 1995. It was filmed for TV by Mike Nichols in 2001, starring Emma Thompson (who also wrote the screenplay).
Language
en
Published on
31/03/2000
Pages
96
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9781854594587
Who is this book for? Readers interested in profound explorations of life, death, and human relationships.
Topics Psychological impact of terminal illnessFriendship in adversityIsolation and lonelinessFinding meaning in sufferingImportance of human connectionFacing mortalityEmotional support in healthcareCoping with cancer diagnosisReflection on personal successFemale friendship and supportMortalityFriendshipLove
MoodReflective, Melancholic
Female protagonist
HumorOccasional Humor
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