Chinglish
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| Rating | : | 4.60 (736 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822225956 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 101 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
"Wonderful, hilarious play!" according to Boulderite. Prior to an American Drama class that I took this year, I hadn't heard of David Henry Hwang. We began with M Butterfly, which I loved, so I started Chinglish with the same expectations.Though its subject matter is much lighter than M Butterfly's, Chinglish is written with the same artfulness and thematic complexity (aside: it's hard to convey the genius of Hwang's words with simple adjectives like these) of his earlier work. Like another reviewer said, Chinglish is laugh-out-loud hilarious, but the humor is never slapstick. The play conveys what is "lost in translation" with poignancy and elegance; it deserves much more . Subtle play This play operates at many levels, revealing how much gets lost in translation and how deluded we all are regarding how much we understand at any point in time.. james said A required Read for a class I was taking.. A required Read for a class I was taking. Though short, it is deep, thought provoking, as well as entertaining.
Chinglish is a thoughtful, funny and poignant piece in which, miraculously, nothing gets lost in translation.” Associated Press"A witty study in modern-day miscommunication, that erupts into explosive laughter." Michael Sommers, New Jersey Newsroom"Marvelous the conceit is elegantly of a piece, yet Hwang is able to keep turning it in on itself to reveal new ambiguities, absurdities, subversions and paradoxes."Tony Adler, Chicago Reader"Hwang's plays collectively chart the evolving definition of what it is to be an 'Ame
Named for the unique and often comical third language that evolves from attempts to translate Chinese signs into English, Chinglish explores the challenges of doing business in a culture whose language—and ways of communicating—are worlds apart from our own. Butterfly, the Pulitzer Prize–finalist Yellow Face, Golden Child, FOB, Family Devotions, and the books for musicals Aida (as co-author), Flower Drum Song (2002 Broadway reviva