The Hairy Ape

The Hairy Ape: Anna Christie and The First Man is a collection of three plays written by Eugene O'Neill. The first play, The Hairy Ape, tells the story of a brutish and uneducated laborer named Yank who struggles to find his place in the world. Yank feels like a misfit in the industrial society he lives in and becomes obsessed with finding his true identity. The second play, Anna Christie, follows the title character as she reunites with her father after years of separation and tries to start a new life. Anna's past comes back to haunt her as she falls in love with a sailor with a troubled past. The final play, The First Man, is an unfinished work that explores the relationship between a father and son in a small New England town. The play is based on O'Neill's own life and is considered to be a semi-autobiographical work. Overall, The Hairy Ape: Anna Christie and The First Man is a collection of thought-provoking plays that delve into themes of identity, family, and societal expectations.1922. Generally agreed to be one of the most significant forces in the history of the American theater, O'Neill is a three-time winner of the Pulitzer Prize. This volume contains: the Pulitzer Prize-winning Anna Christie; The Hairy Ape; and The First Man, which were written between the years of 1918 to 1924. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.