Rouge Atomique

by N. Richard Nash

72 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1955

About the author

Nathan Richard Nusbaum , known as N. Richard Nash, was an American writer and dramatist best known for writing Broadway shows, including "The Rainmaker".

Through the course of his lifetime, he wrote four plays, twelve screenplays, eight novels, two books on philosophy ("The Athenian Spirit" and "The Wounds of Sparta") and a book of poetry ("Absalom").

"The Rainmaker" was adapted into the 1956 film "The Rainmaker" starring Burt Lancaster and Katherine Hepburn. His 1975 novel "Cry Macho" was adapted to film in 2021 and starred Clint Eastwood and Dwight Yoakam.

He passed away on December 11, 2000 at the age of 87.

Reviews

[Michelle Hoogterp · Rating 2 out of 5]

There was some interesting dialogue towards the middle when it was clear what was going on, but the otherwise abstractness of the play left me dissatisfied.