Marco Millions (1928), a play by Eugene O'Neill. [Guild Theatre, 92 perf.] As a young man, Marco Polo (Alfred Lunt) is sent to China on business in the company of his father and uncle. He is so determined to succeed that he has no conception of the deep love Kukachin (Margalo Gillmore), the Kaan's granddaughter, holds for him. He piles commercial success upon commercial success until he eventually returns to Venice, where he lives in ostentatious luxury, unaware that Kukachin has pined for his love and died for lack of it. Marco, after all, is the eternal merchant. So eternal, in fact, that as the houselights come back on and the audience prepares to leave, there is Marco, the tired businessman, rising from a front row seat and heading for the limousine that awaits him outside. Although many critics agreed with Brooks Atkinson of the Times that the Theatre Guild's “satiric pageant” was “an original, powerful and searching drama,” the play's attack on pervasive, obsessive commercialism had little appeal for the tired businessmen it mocked. Revivals in 1930 and 1964 were no more successful.
Marco's Millions
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| Author | William Sleator |
| Genre(s) | Science Fiction |
| Publisher | Dutton Juvenile |
| Publication date | June 4, 2001 |
| Media type | Print (Hardcover & Paperback) |
| Pages | 160pp |
| ISBN | 978-0-525-46441-9 |
| OCLC Number | 45661814 |
| LC Classification | PZ7.S6313 Mar 2001 |
| Followed by | The Boxes |
Marco's Millions (2001) is a science fiction novel by William Sleator. It is a prequel to the main book, The Boxes.
Plot introduction
It is about a boy named Marco who likes to travel. He often secretly rides buses far from home, though only his telepathic sister finds out. One day, his sister sees strange lights in the basement, and she and Marco investigate. They find a portal into another dimension, and thus the adventure begins. Marco finds strange insect-like creatures there, who are convinced that Marco/Lilly can save their dimension (and as a result save Earth) from their god. But at what cost?
Reception
Roger Sutton in his review for Horn Book Magazine said "while the book has the far-out ideas and expert pace that Sleator's fans admire, there's an added dimension of poignancy in the character of Marco, both in his intense bond with his sister Lilly and in his restlessness: obsessed with travel even as a young child, intently riding buses and trains, he has, by the time he reappears as an adult in The Boxes, become something of an intergalactic Flying Dutchman."[1] Diane Roback in her review for Publishers Weekly said that this novel was "more satisfying than its predecessor, and full of strange and startling details, this curious fantasy will spark readers' imaginations and send them right back to The Boxes for a glimpse of Marco's future."[2] Trevelyn E. Jones in his review for School Library Journal said that "Marco is a substantial protagonist; the other characters, while less well-rounded, are convincing enough to advance the story. The book is a successful prequel to Sleator's The Boxes (Dutton, 1998), but also stands on its own."[3]
References
- ^ "Marco's Millions". Horn Book Magazine 77 (3): 337. May/June 2001. ISSN 0018-5078.
- ^ Roback, Diane (May 21, 2001). "MARCO'S MILLIONS (Book Review)". Publishers Weekly 248 (21): 108. ISSN 0000-0019.
- ^ Jones, Trevelyn E. (June 2001). "Marco's Millions (Book Review)". School Library Journal 47 (6): 156. ISSN 0362-8930.
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