A thousand clowns

Herb Gardner

earliest edition we have, 1962 Penguin Books, 1983 126 pages

Penguin Plays

This play tells the story of an unconventional man who is forced to get a conventional job in order to take care of his young nephew who lives with him. The story is complicated further when a social worker is assigned to their case.

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A thousand clowns edition · 1983 · Penguin Books · 126 pages
A thousand clowns edition · 1962 · S. French · 121 pages

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