Diff'rent

by Eugene O'Neill

This edition The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont Jennie Baxter, Journalist A Romance of Love and War In the Midst of Alarms From Whose Bourne One Day's Courtship The Herald's of Fame The Strong Arm A Woman Intervenes A Prince of Good Fellows The O'Ruddy, A Romance (with Stephen Crane) A Rock in the Baltic The Measure of the Rule The Sword Maker Young Lord Stranleigh Lord Stranleigh Abroad Lady Lawbreaker Cardillac A Chicago Princess Over the A Romance The A Romance of Yesterday, Morning and This Afternoon Literary Article - "Canadian literature" Robert Barr (1849–1912) was a Scottish-Canadian short story writer and novelist, born in Glasgow, Scotland. His famous detective character Eugéne Valmont, fashioned after Sherlock Holmes, is said to be the inspiration behind Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot. "When I say I am called Valmont, the name will convey no impression to the reader, one way or another. My occupation is that of private detective in London, but if you ask any policeman in Paris who Valmont was he will likely be able to tell you, unless he is a recent recruit. If you ask him where Valmont is now, he may not know, yet I have a good deal to do with the Parisian police." (The Triumph of Eugéne Valmont)

Genres: Plays, American

Unknown Binding

First published January 1, 1921

About the author

American playwright Eugene Gladstone O'Neill authored Mourning Becomes Electra in 1931 among his works; he won the Nobel Prize of 1936 for literature, and people awarded him his fourth Pulitzer Prize for Long Day's Journey into Night , produced in 1956.

He won his Nobel Prize "for the power, honesty and deep-felt emotions of his dramatic works, which embody an original concept of tragedy." More than any other dramatist, O'Neill introduced the dramatic realism that Russian playwright Anton Chekhov, Norwegian playwright Henrik Ibsen, and Swedish playwright August Strindberg pioneered to Americans and first used true American vernacular in his speeches.

His plays involve characters, who, engaging in depraved behavior, inhabit the fringes of society, where they struggle to maintain their hopes and aspirations but ultimately slide into disillusionment and despair. O'Neill wrote Ah, Wilderness! , his only comedy: all his other plays involve some degree of tragedy and personal pessimism.

Reviews

[Samuel A. Abrash · Rating 3 out of 5]

Early O’Neill play with strong autobiographical elements. Reflects his upbringing in New London, CT, and his mother’s expectation that his dad would be able to resist alcohol more than most men of his time. Not his most compelling play but a good start.

[Jacob Henkoff · Rating 4 out of 5]

Great play, but I do feel like Eugene was working through some shit with a woman in his life.

[Cindy · Rating 3 out of 5]

Just okay. I don't think O'Neill does justice to his female characters. Read for a challenge, but I wouldn't recommend it.

[Nazanin · Rating 3 out of 5]

پرده اول برام کاملا ملموس بود.
اینکه یک شخص یا یک چیز رو برای خودت بزرگ کرده باشی، بهش اعتباری بیش از لیاقتش داده باشی و به همین دلیل عاشقش شده باشی...
و بعد در یک آن چشمات به حقیقت باز شه و بفهمی واقعیت با تصورات تو خیلی فرق داره
بفهمی اون شخص یا اون چیز در حقیقت فاقد اون اعتباری هست که تو بهش بخشیدی و مثل تصور تو ایده آل یا ‘متفاوت’ نیست بلکه صرفا یکی هست مثل بقیه
و عشقت ناگهان از بین بره چون فهمیدی که تو عاشق تصورات خودت بودی و نه واقعیت اون شخص/چیز

پرده دوم برام مجهول بود. علت تحولات روحی شخصیت اصلی رو درک نمیکردم. تلاش مذبوحانه اش برای مدرن و امروزی بودن و عاشق پسری سی سال از خودش کوچیکتر شدن.... علت اینها مشخص نبود و معلوم نبود ارتباطی با اتفاقات پرده اول و شکست عشقیش داره یا نه...

[zeinab · Rating 3 out of 5]

اول مره مع يوجين اونيل
وقعت السبده الشابه ف خطأ لايغتفر حين صورت حبيبها ملاك وهو لايعدو كونه مجرد رجل نبيل لديه هفوات الرجال وعندما سقط رغم عنه فى خطأ رفضت التزوج منه وكبرت ف السن حتى اصبحت عجوز عانس واستغلها شاب شرير ليسرق مالها.....
فماكان من خطيبها الذى انتظرها30عام حتى تصوب الى رشدها الا ان شنق نفسه!!!!!!
يافتيات اليوم ان الرجال ليسوا الا مجموعه من الهفوات لسن ملائكه ونحن كذلك...فلاترفعى سقف توقعاتك

[Nathalia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I expected something completely diff'rent [sic!]. Yet after working on it a while I really started to like it. The way diff'rent is depicted and what kind of consequences being diff'rent or the lack of being diff'rent has is a really interesting aspect of this piece. Considering reading it today though it has really its old-fashioned views on marriage.

[Aiya ali · Rating 1 out of 5]

أحداث متوقعة + نهاية متوقعة = فشل و ممل .
المتوقع ده أكثر الأسباب فشلاً للأدب.