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In the Clap Shack

by William Styron
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Set in a military hospital during WWII, a darkly humorous play by the National Book Award–winning and New York Times–bestselling author of Sophie's Choice. In the summer of 1943, a young Marine named Wally Magruder arrives at a Navy hospital in the American South, stricken with what doctors diagnose as a severe case of syphilis. Trapped in the stifling confines of the urology ward, Magruder and his fellow patients rebel against the authoritarian Dr. Glanz, a physician who delights in the power that sickness gives him. But as they seek to reclaim their identities against dehumanization, the ward becomes a hell more real than any of them could have imagined. Inspired by Styron's own experience, In the Clap Shack is a searing indictment of military brutalization and a brilliant defense of individualism and personal freedom from the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Confessions of Nat Turner. This ebook features new manuscripts, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the William Styron archives at Duke University.

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