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Equus

Peter Shaffer

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*Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play* *A Broadway production starring Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe*

An explosive play that took critics and audiences by storm, Equus is Peter Shaffer's exploration of the way modern society has destroyed our ability to feel passion.​

Alan Strang is a disturbed youth whose dangerous obsession with horses leads him to commit an unspeakable act of violence. As psychiatrist Martin Dysart struggles to understand the motivation for Alan's brutality, he is increasingly drawn into Alan's web and eventually forced to question his own sanity.

“Remarkable...a psychiatric detective story of infinite skill” (The New York Times) Equus is a timeless classic and a cornerstone of contemporary drama that delves into the darkest recesses of human existence.

Adult
Pages
125
First published
1974
Language
English
Edition
Ebook

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  • Finished October 12, 2021

    I’m sitting here, just having finished this book and I’m stunned. Thought-provoking and so weirdly enjoyable, but still, I ask myself, “what the fuck?” So many questions I want answers to, yet no ways to get them. Whoa.