Clifford Odets: American Playwright: The Years from 1906-1940

Clifford Odets through his plays which include Waiting for Lefty and Awake and Sing!
was the champion of the oppressed avenger for the poor. He and his plays as presented by the influential Group Theatre were the conscience of America during the Depression. THAuthor Margaret Brenman-Gibson a respected psychoanalyst and close personal friend penned what is considered the classic biography of Odets. Based on exhaustive research including access to his personal papers plus her own insights into the man and his career it is at last back in prtin. THThe book is richly annotated with a thorough bibliography personal chronology a list of Odets’ works published and unpublished and a section of rare photographs.