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Author: Edward Albee

📘 The goat, or, Who is Sylvia? by Edward Albee

Martin, a hugely successful architect who has just turned fifty, leads an apparently ideal life with his loving wife and gay teenage son. However, when he confides to his best friend that he is also in love with a goat named Sylvia, he sets in motion events that will destroy his family and leave his life in tatters.

First publish date: 2003

Genre: Drama & Plays/Drama

Authors: Edward Albee

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