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Name: Lost in Yonkers
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: Neil Simon

The play centers on Grandma Kurnitz, an immigrant who endured a difficult childhood in Germany before becoming a young widow with six children in a foreign land. Her experience of hardship has shaped a stern yet loving approach to parenting. She now raises her four remaining children and the two teenage grandsons who depend on her. As the family faces daily challenges, the story explores themes of resilience, familial obligation, and the search for affection. Through the grandmother’s perspective, the narrative probes how love and strength can coexist and influence a family's well‑being.

First publish date: 1993

Genre: Drama & Plays/Drama

Authors: Neil Simon

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