Pullman Car Hiawatha
by Thornton Wilder

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What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play. While some find it beautiful and human, others feel it lacks coherence and seems unfinished, resembling a first draft. Thornton Wilder's work is new to some, and opinions on its quality vary significantly.

Beautiful and human themesComplex and thought-provokingGreat for design and directionFeels unfinished and lacking coherenceSomewhat childish writing

Synopsis

This one-act comedy, set in a Pullman car on a train traveling from New York to Chicago in December, 1930, introduces techniques Wilder would use in future three-act plays.

Pullman Car takes us on a metaphorical journey by train through the American landscape, a diverse band of travelers encapsulated in a Pullman car hurtle through time, space and a range of emotions.|5 women, 12 men

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year1931
BindingPaperback
Pages22
PlaceLondon
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573022203
ISBN-100573022208
DCC812.52

Pullman Car Hiawatha is a American comedy play written by Thornton Wilder and published by Samuel French in London (1931).

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Samuel French · 1931 · 22 pp

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