Seven Come Eleven
Stories and Plays 1969-1999
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Book Details
Language :
English
Publication Date :
1/18/2000
Format :
Softcover
Dimensions :
5.5x8.5
Page Count :
604
ISBN :
9781893652644
About the Book
In this collection of his stories and plays, Charles Deemer writes of characters typically struggling with changing values in an uncertain world:
- Todd in The Half-Life Conspiracy, a playwright who comes to the premiere of his one-act play only to discover that it is being directed by his ex-wife, who left him for another woman (the very subject of his bitter one-act play).
- Thomas in Famililly, who braces to tell his traditional, dying father that he will be raising his son not with his wife but with his male soul mate.
- Lester in The Man Who Shot Elvis, who many years after the fact is still dealing with a sense of loss from when black rhythm-n-blues turned into white rock-n-roll.
Praise for the writing of Charles Deemer:
"One of Oregon's most precious natural resources."
—Jonathan Nicholas, The Oregonian
"Oregon's most important playwright."—Paul Pinterich, Northwest
"[Deemer] asks questions about the nature of people's lives, their relationships and their values when something out there forces change."—Kathleen L. Reyes, Stepping Out Northwest