The Shawl
by David Mamet

The Shawl Book Cover
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Synopsis

A smalltime mystic is out to bilk a bereaved woman of her inheritance.

Press Reviews

"A fascinating exercise in film flam. The dialogue has a keen poisonous edge."

— WNEW TV

"Displays the subtle word play with which Mr. Mamet can develop a prosaic situation."

— The Christian Science Monitor

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 1985
Binding Paperback
Pages 43
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573625183
ISBN-10 0573625182
DCC 812/.54

The Shawl is a American play written by David Mamet and published by Samuel French in New York (1985).

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