{"product_id":"m-butterfly-david-hwang-henry-9780822207122","title":"M. Butterfly","description":"\u003cp\u003eBored with his routine posting in Beijing, and awkward with women, René Gallimard, a French diplomat, is easy prey for the subtle, delicate charms of Song Liling, a Chinese opera star who personifies Gallimard's fantasy vision of submissive, exotic oriental sexuality. He begins an affair with \"her\" that lasts for 20 years, during which time he passes along diplomatic secrets - an act that brings about his downfall and imprisonment. Interspersed with scenes between the two lovers are others with Gallimard's wife and colleagues that underscore the irony of Gallimard's delusion and its curious parallel to the events of Puccini's famous opera Madame Butterfly.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCombining realism and ritual with vivid theatricality, the play reaches its astonishing climax when Song Liling, before our very eyes, strips off his female attire and assumes his true masculinity, a revelation that the deluded Gallimard can neither credit nor accept.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Hwang Henry\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0822207125\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780822207122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Concord Theatricals\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/20\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.23lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.79h x 5.30w x 0.35d","brand":"David Hwang Henry","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48517162205439,"sku":"9780822207122","price":19.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6397e733-e9fe-45a7-a9bd-d88744545c9f.jpg?v=1778730323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/m-butterfly-david-hwang-henry-9780822207122","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}