Eugene

Eugene Series

This series of comic dramas follows the coming-of-age of a young boy in a lower-middle-class Brooklyn apartment during the 1930s. The narrative centers on his family dynamics, dreams for the future, and struggles with everyday life. With warmth and wit, these stories explore the universal experience of growing up. The relatable characters and humorous situations make it a compelling journey through adolescence.

Brighton Beach Memoirs

Neil Simon

125 pages
5 hours of reading

3.9(71)Add rating

Full Length, Comic Drama / 3m, 4f / Comb. Ints/Ext. Here is part one of Neil Simon's autobiographical trilogy: a portrait of the writer as a young teen in 1937 living with his family in a crowded, lower middle-class Brooklyn walk-up. Eugene Jerome, standing in for the author, is the narrator and central character. Dreaming of baseball and girls, Eugene must cope with the mundane existence of his family life in Brooklyn: formidable mother, overworked father, and his worldly older brother Stanley

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Brighton Beach Memoirs