Sweet Bird of Youth

by Tennessee Williams

First published 1959

Drifter Chance Wayne returns to his Southern hometown with faded film star Alexandra Del Lago, hoping her fading fame will help him achieve his lifelong ambition. But old secrets and bitter rivalries threaten to derail his plans. As the past catches up to them, Chance and Alexandra must confront the price of their ambitions. In the end, only one can escape the shadows of the past.

Genres: fiction, drama, american-fiction, 20th-century

Vibes: atmospheric, emotional, suspenseful

Tropes: redemption, second-chance

Setting: Saint Cloud (Fla.)

Period: 20th century

124 pages · Paperback · W W Norton & Co Inc

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