Yerma

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1934 · Federico García Lorca

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Yerma is a play by the Spanish dramatist Federico García Lorca. It was written in 1934 and first performed that same year. García Lorca describes the play as "a tragic poem." The play tells the story of a childless woman living in rural Spain. Her desperate desire for motherhood becomes an obsession that eventually drives her to commit a horrific crime.

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Type: Book
Release date: January 1, 1934
Genres: tragedy
Created by: Federico García Lorca