An edition of M. Butterfly
(1988)
M. Butterfly
by David Henry Hwang
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September 19, 2025 | History
During the Cultural Revolution in China in the mid-1960s, a French diplomat falls in love with a singer in the Beijing Opera, not knowing that the object of his affection is a man. Interwoven with allusions to the Puccini opera "Madama Butterfly", a story of love and betrayal unfolds.--Adapted from imdb.com.
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Accounting, Drama, Fiction, Plays, Singers, Diplomats, Sex in espionage, Chinese Espionage, Reading Level-Grade 7, Reading Level-Grade 9, Reading Level-Grade 8, Reading Level-Grade 11, Reading Level-Grade 10, Reading Level-Grade 12, American drama (dramatic works by one author), American drama, Théâtre américain, General, Operas, stories, plots, etc., American, LGBTQ playsShowing 4 featured editions. View all 17 editions?
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Title also given as M. with an illustration of a butterfly.
"Previously published ... in American theatre magazine."
"A Plume book."
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