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by Arthur Miller

Genres: Plays

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About the author

Works of American playwright Arthur Asher Miller include Death of a Salesman (1949), for which he won a Pulitzer Prize, and The Crucible (1953).


This essayist, a prominent figure in literature and cinema for over 61 years, composed a wide variety, such as celebrated A View from the Bridge and All My Sons , still studied and performed worldwide. Miller often in the public eye most famously refused to give evidence to the un-American activities committee of the House of Representatives, received award for drama, and married Marilyn Monroe. People at the time considered the greatest Miller.

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Reviews

[CJ Burlile · Rating 5 out of 5]

I might have read this American classic years ago, but it did not make a significant impact then--I didn't have the insight on Willy's frustrations with life. Like his sons who also don't quite understand their father's disappointments, which over the years have led to bitterness and dispiritedness, it is a story that comes to life when you have walked in Willy's shoes, if only for a brief time. And given the ever increasing complexity of modern life, we will all walk in Willy's shoes at one time or another. Well worth spending a few hours with the Lomans.

[Raman · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very tragic critique of the hollow promise known as The American Dream, and a showcase of a system that promises everything but often delivers nothing.

[Maya.not.mayo · Rating 5 out of 5]

I highly recommend reading this along side the audio book because the emotional performances u receive truly accentuate the experience of the play. I cried during biff's confession of truth to his father. The themes of the failure that is the American dream alongside the disfunctional capitalist society makes you feel so much for each character as they all navigate a confusing world. Each character felt so real and dare I say I haven't related so much to a character as Biff. His confusion of what to do with his life but wishing to simultaneously live up to expectations and the mess of emotions of respect and disappointment towards his father further show why his father cherished how much his boys obeyed him in the past.

[Adriana Silva · Rating 3 out of 5]

Frustrating but excellent

[DJ, · Rating 5 out of 5]

I AM NOT A LEADER OF MEN. I AM WILLY LOMAN.

[Ana Mattuzzi · Rating 5 out of 5]

I like books that explain somebody's whole life in so few words. Willy was not able to bear real life: he's put too many expectations upon himself and his sons, and none of them could fulfill them.

[Amber · Rating 5 out of 5]

read the playscript then saw the play in person, and the soul-crushing emptiness i felt was indescribable. i love you arthur miller.

[Allia · Rating 3 out of 5]

Heartbreaking and depressing, Miller shows us the brutal cost of chasing the American Dream.

[Olivia Nash · Rating 4.75 out of 5]

Really loved this play. Very impactful and can easily relate to the modern economic situation of now for working class people. Would like to see this in the theatre.

[Ashley · Rating 4 out of 5]

I loved this. By far my fav play I read this year. This should be a mandatory reading for everyone. Brutal and depressing account of the realities of working and trying to survive in America as a sales man.