176 pages
English language
Published March 31, 1972 by Yale University Press.
176 pages
English language
Published March 31, 1972 by Yale University Press.
Depicts a day in the life of a family deteriorating from alcoholism, drug addiction, and imminent death. Ageing actor, James Tyrone, has abandoned all hope of being a great performer and has settled for being a hack. His bitter wife, Mary, has slipped into morphine addiction, while his eldest son, Jamie, is a drunk. Jamie is envious of the writing talent of his younger brother, Edmund. These four haunted lives clash.