Camp Siegfried

Name: Camp Siegfried
Brand: Allen & Unwin
SKU: 9780571374878
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By Bess Wohl

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Camp Siegfried follows two teenagers falling in love during the summer of 1938 on Long Island. Amidst dancing, sports, and youthful camaraderie at a summer camp for American youth of German descent, their romance unfolds against a backdrop of rising Nazi ideology that shapes the camp's culture. As their bond deepens, so does their immersion in a world on the brink of global conflict and atrocity.
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This drama is suited for readers interested in historical narratives interwoven with complex personal relationships and the cultural tensions of pre-World War II America.

Inspired by the real Camp Siegfried, Bess Wohl's play premiered at the Old Vic Theatre, London, in September 2021.

Description

I'm a killer I told you I told you that all along
You were the dummy to believe
I could ever be anything else

Two teenagers fall in love on Long Island. There's fun and dancing, sports and team spirit, there's the woods and beer and physical hard work. But it's 1938, the world is on the brink of war, and their wholesome summer camp is exclusively for American youth of German descent. As their mutual attraction deepens, so they become intoxicated by the Nazi ideology that fuels the camp, an ideology that will culminate in global atrocity and genocide.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780571374878

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 16 September 2021

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Faber & Faber

Edition: Main

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 9.0mm

Width: 128.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 130g

Pages: 112

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Arts & Culture Bess Wohl Non-Fiction

About the Author

Bess Wohl's other plays include Grand Horizons (Tony nomination for Best Play), Small Mouth Sounds (Outer Critics Circle Award), Make Believe (OCC Award), Camp Siegfried, Continuity, American Hero, Barcelona, Touched, In, Cats Talk Back and Pretty Filthy (Lucille Lortel and Drama Desk nominations for Outstanding Musical). Her plays have been produced at theatres in New York, around the US and internationally. Awards include the Sam Norkin Special Drama Desk Award, the Georgia Engel Playwriting Award, a MacDowell Fellowship and inclusion on Hollywood's Black List of Best Screenplays. Wohl is an Associate Artist with The Civilians, and an alumna of Ars Nova's Play Group. She has also written for film and television. She is a graduate of Harvard and the Yale School of Drama and lives in New York City.