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Yaffe, David | April 24, 2000 issue

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This article focuses on the play "True West," by Sam Shepard. Shepard has been living with his dual nature for quite some time. A reclusive, cryptic writer and Oscar-nominated movie star, he has mastered the art of dodging the limelight while soaking up just enough of it for fame and fortune. True West presents dual nature in the characters of Lee, a burglar living off the land in the Mojave Desert, and his brother, Austin, an Ivy League, educated screenwriter. It would be all too easy to read the play as autobiography, with the two brothers symbolizing the playwright's bifurcated self.

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TRUE West (Theatrical production); SHEPARD, Sam; DRAMATISTS; AUTOBIOGRAPHIES; LITERATURE; PERFORMING arts
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