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      Equus

      by Peter Shaffer
      Published
      Nov 1977
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      125
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      *Winner of the Tony Award for Best Play* *A Broadway production starring Richard Griffiths and Daniel Radcliffe*

      An explosive play that took critics and audiences by storm, Equus is Peter Shaffer's exploration of the way modern society has destroyed our ability to feel passion.​

      Alan Strang is a disturbed youth whose dangerous obsession with horses leads him to commit an unspeakable act of violence. As psychiatrist Martin Dysart struggles to understand the motivation for Alan's brutality, he is increasingly drawn into Alan's web and eventually forced to question his own sanity.

      "Remarkable...a psychiatric detective story of infinite skill" (The New York Times) Equus is a timeless classic and a cornerstone of contemporary drama that delves into the darkest recesses of human existence.

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      First Edition Nov 1977 Avon ISBN13 9780380003570 ISBN10 0380003570
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      Feb 2007 Penguin (UK) ISBN13 9780141188904 ISBN10 0141188901
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      Feb 2011 Scribner ISBN10 B004DI7TO0
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      Feb 2011 Scribner ISBN13 9781451639575 ISBN10 1451639570
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