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Ratings: ★★★★★ (5/5)
Genre: Drama / Tragedy / American Drama / Modern Classic

Book Review:
Arthur Miller’s Death of a Salesman (1949) is perhaps the most famous American play of the 20th century. Willy Loman, a sixty-year-old Brooklyn salesman, has spent his life chasing the American Dream — being well-liked, successful, rich. He has failed. His sons, Biff and Happy, have also failed. Trapped between his shattered hopes and haunting memories of the past, Willy spirals toward suicide, believing his life insurance money will finally make him “worth something.” Miller’s play is a devastating exploration of self-deception, family betrayal, and the cruelty of a society that values success above all else. “Attention must be paid.” This Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics edition includes the complete text. Essential reading for anyone interested in modern drama.