A young man is lionized by an Irish village for boasting he killed his father, until the father turns up alive. Synge's poetic, riot-provoking comedy.
Books that mention The Playboy of the Western World (2)
Franny and Zooey by J. D. Salinger: “Did you know we saw you in 'Playboy of the Western World' one night?”
How to Read and Why by Harold Bloom: “George Bernard Shaw's Pygmalion, John Millington Synge's The Playboy of the Western World, and Samuel Beckett's Waiting for Godot.”