Love-lies-bleeding
by Don Delillo

Name: Love-lies-bleeding
Brand: Don Delillo
SKU: 9780822222132
Rating: 3.47 (377 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 minsInterior SetAmerican

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the play's deep exploration of profound themes such as life, death, and euthanasia. Many find the dialogue compelling and reflective, touching on essential questions about existence and meaning. However, some feel the characters lack depth and the narrative can be disjointed, leaving a few reviewers unimpressed or confused.

Thought-provoking themesBeautiful, nuanced dialogueEngaging exploration of lifeCharacters often feel unlikableSome find it disjointed and confusing

Synopsis

THE STORY: LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING focuses on the last years of a free-spirited artist, now left invalid after a second stroke.

His estranged son, wife and ex-wife struggle over the ultimate question: How do they let him die with dignity?

As DeLillo mas

Press Reviews

"An articulate exploration…several poignant ironies become intertwined with the life-ending debate at hand.” —Variety. “Hauntingly beautiful…DeLillo is a wordsmith whose language sings with such seemingly effortless beauty and truth.” —Chicago Tribune. “DeLillo gives us a weave of meditative monologues and scenes…an exquisite piece of writing, splendidly rendered…compelling.” —Chicago Sun-Times. “Merciless, meticulous writing…The language traps anguish in frozen, formal diction…chock-full of resonant metaphors and poignant exchanges.” —Chicago Reader. “LOVE-LIES-BLEEDING [is] an austere consideration of how enlightened humankind tries to assert primacy over forces beyond its control…profound.” —Washington Post. “Boasting laconic yet liquid dialogue, DeLillo asks a stirring, unanswerable question without tarnishing it with sentimentality."
— Orlando Weekly