A Perfect Ganesh

by Terrence McNally

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Two middle-aged women embark on an oft times funny and moving journey of memory and discovery through mystical India. The Indian God Ganesha, who gently helps them reconcile personal loss and find their own spirituality and strength, accompanies the two women on their adventure.

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Terrence McNally, a very popular American playwright of the 1990's, was born in 1939. His play "Love! Valour? Compassion!," a commentary on AIDS, received a Tony Award as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Play and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. Another play, "Master Class," also earned a Tony, as show more did the book he wrote for the musical adaptation of "Kiss of the Spider Woman." McNally's other plays include "Corpus Christi" and "Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone?" In addition, McNally has written several television scripts; one of them, "Andre's Mother," brought him an Emmy Award. Terrence McNally died on March 24, 2020 due to complications from the coronavirus at the age of 81. (Bowker Author Biography) Terrence McNally, a very popular American playwright of the 1990s, was born in 1939. His play Love! Valour? Compassion!, a commentary on AIDS, received a Tony Award as well as Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle Awards for Best Play and the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play. Another play, Master Class, also earned a Tony, as did the book he wrote for the musical adaptation of Kiss of the Spider Woman. McNally's other plays include Corpus Christi and Where Has Tommy Flowers Gone? In addition, McNally has written several television scripts; one of them, Andre's Mother, brought him an Emmy Award. Terrence McNally died on March 24, 2020 due to complications from the coronavirus at the age of 81. (Bowker Author Biography) show less

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A Perfect Ganesh

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Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
812.54Literature & rhetoricAmerican literature in EnglishAmerican drama in English20th Century1945-1999
LCC
PS3563 .A323 .P47Language and LiteratureAmerican literatureAmerican literatureIndividual authors1961-

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