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M. Butterfly

Name: M. Butterfly
Brand: Concord Theatricals
SKU: 9780822207122
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ISBN: 9780822207122

Contributor(s): Henry, David Hwang Author Format: Paperback

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ISBN	9780822207122
Publisher	Concord Theatricals
Publication date	March 2026
Language	English
MRP	£17.00 GBP
Page count	82
Item weight	20 g

Bored with his routine posting in Beijing, and awkward with women, René Gallimard, a French diplomat, is easy prey for the subtle, delicate charms of Song Liling, a Chinese opera star who personifies Gallimard's fantasy vision of submissive, exotic oriental sexuality. He begins an affair with "her" that lasts for 20 years, during which time he passes along diplomatic secrets - an act that brings about his downfall and imprisonment. Interspersed with scenes between the two lovers are others with Gallimard's wife and colleagues that underscore the irony of Gallimard's delusion and its curious parallel to the events of Puccini's famous opera Madame Butterfly. Combining realism and ritual with vivid theatricality, the play reaches its astonishing climax when Song Liling, before our very eyes, strips off his female attire and assumes his true masculinity, a revelation that the deluded Gallimard can neither credit nor accept.

M. Butterfly

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Henry, David Hwang Author

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