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David Henry Hwang
M. Butterfly

DramaAmerican drama

M. Butterfly

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First published: 1988
Language: English
Editions: 17

Synopsis

During the Cultural Revolution in China in the mid-1960s, a French diplomat falls in love with a singer in the Beijing Opera, not knowing that the object of his affection is a man. Interwoven with allusions to the Puccini opera "Madama Butterfly", a story of love and betrayal unfolds.--Adapted from imdb.com.

Subjects: Drama
American drama
Singers
Accounting
American
Plays
Set in: France
China

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