M. Butterfly
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Product Details
Author:
David Henry Hwang
Format:
Paperback
Pages:
82
Publisher:
Concord Theatricals (March 20, 2026)
Imprint:
Concord Theatricals
Language:
English
Audience:
General/trade
ISBN-13:
9780822207122
ISBN-10:
0822207125
Weight:
3.68oz
Dimensions:
8" x 5"
File:
CONSORTIUM-Metadata_Only_Consortium_Customer_Group_Metadata_20260612161708-20260612.xml
Folder:
CONSORTIUM
List Price:
$21.00
Country of Origin:
United States
Case Pack:
3
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$18.90
Publisher Identifier:
P-PER
Discount Code:
G
Pub Discount:
40
Overview
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.
