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Title: Fob and Other Plays by David Henry Hwang, Henry Hwang, Maxine Hong Kingston ISBN: 0-452-26323-9 Publisher: Plume Pub. Date: March, 1990 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

Rating: 4
Summary: A very good collection of Hwang's early work
Comment: David Henry Hwang is best-known for his play, "M Butterfly," and this is a shame. Although "Butterfly" is indeed a wonderful play, Hwang is one of the more versatile playwrights today, and this book shows the breadth of it. Most of his plays (FOB, Dance and the Railroad) deal with Chinese Americans, but he often wanders into other veins. "1000 Airplanes on the Roof," a science-fiction piece about alien abduction, is a terrific example. Try to get ahold of a copy of this book if you can; it is well worth it.

Rating: 2
Summary: "FOB" deals with the stereotypes and fears of immigrants
Comment: This book contains many plays written by Mr. Hwang but the one play that I will review will be "FOB." The play "FOB" focuses on the power struggle between the 2 sexes and the battle between Mainland Chinese immigrants and Americanized Chinese. One aspect of the dislike that I had with the book was the inconsistant behaviors of the characters. But one thing I liked is the about this play is that it can be very interpertive and that the story is not very straight forward