A Fair Country
by Jon Robin Baitz

Name: A Fair Country
Brand: Jon Robin Baitz
SKU: 9780822215554
Rating: 3.39 (36 reviews)

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Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

90 minsUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican

Awards & Recognition

Pulitzer Prize

Finalist: 1996 Pulitzer Prize for Drama

What readers are saying

Readers have mixed feelings about the play, with some appreciating its natural dialogue and character development, while others find it contrived and unclear in its message. The contrast in opinions suggests a divide in how audiences connect with politically themed narratives.

Natural dialogueRealistic charactersContrived execution

Synopsis

THE STORY: It is 1987 and Gil Burgess, a young archeologist, is alone in the Mexican jungle at dusk when his estranged mother, Patrice, suddenly arrives.

The rift between them goes back to 1977 when Gil was a teenager living with his parents in Dur

ThemesAmericans Drama Diplomats

Press Reviews

"This poignant drama takes a look at a diplomat's family before the fall of the politics of apartheid in South Africa. “Mr. Baitz has moral ambition…and he knows that words maim as much as sticks and stones ever did…A FAIR COUNTRY is the best contemporary American play I have seen…for some time.” —The New York Times. ”A FAIR COUNTRY, Jon Robin Baitz' sizzling new play, describes a state of siege…[the play] is gripping…because Baitz is such a gifted writer…“ —New York Daily News. ”…if you have been hungering for sheer intelligent dialogue, you can satisfy your craving at Jon Robin Baitz' A FAIR COUNTRY."
— New York Magazine