The Metal Children

The Metal Children

Title: The Metal Children
Author: Adam Rapp
Release: 2010-04-13
Kind: ebook
Genre: Theater, Books, Arts & Entertainment
Size: 1126372
A play about a banned book, a small town, and fiction’s power to both divide and unite, from the “prodigiously talented” Pulitzer Prize finalist (Charles Isherwood, Variety).

In small-town America, a young adult novel about teen pregnancy is banned by the local school board, igniting a fierce and violent debate over abortion, religious beliefs, and modern feminism. The decade-old novel’s directionless New York City author arrives in town to defend the book and finds that it has inspired a group of local teens to rebel in strange and unexpected ways. A timely and unforgettable drama about the failure of urban and heartland America to understand each other, The Metal Children explores what happens when fiction becomes a matter of life and death.

Acclaim for Adam Rapp

“An original . . . a distinctive voice.” —Michael Kuchwara, Associated Press

“An oblique and haunting style reminiscent of Haruki Murakami’s best fiction.” —Ed Park, The Village Voice

“Rapp is a latter-day incarnation of Sam Shepard.” —John Lahr, The New Yorker

More Books from Adam Rapp

Adam Rapp & Timothy Ering
Adam Rapp
Adam Rapp
Adam Rapp
Adam Rapp & Mike Cavallaro
Adam Rapp