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Calico

by Michael Hastings

British and irish drama (dramatic works by one author)English drama

1928: The Paris apartment of James Joyce and his family. A world of secret lives and secret dreams. A young student named Samuel Beckett arrives and an unusual love begins. Calico is a fictional story inspired by fact. It is a captivating and exuberant play about a family in crisis. Scrupulously researched, Calico mixes sadness and great compassion to explore love almost to the brink of insanity.

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Book data: Open Library