The Oldest Boy

RUHL,SARAH

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Author
RUHL,SARAH
Publish Date
03/01/2016
Book Type
paperback
Publisher Name
FSG
Subtitle
A Play in Three Ceremonies
Number of Pages
160
ISBN-10
0374535876
ISBN-13
9780374535872
SKU
9780374535872

Description

In this moving exploration of parenthood, an American mother and a Tibetan father have a three-year-old son believed to be the reincarnation of a Buddhist lama. When a Tibetan lama and a monk come to their home unexpectedly, asking to take their child away for a life of spiritual training in India, the parents must make a life-altering choice that will test their strength, their marriage, and their hearts.

The Oldest Boy is a richly emotional journey filled with music, dance, puppetry, ritual, and laughter―Sarah Ruhl at her imaginative best. A meditation on attachment and unconditional love, the play asks us to believe in a world in which sometimes the youngest children are also the oldest and wisest teachers.