Twelve angry men / Reginald Rose ; introduction by David Mamet.
| Author/creator | Rose, Reginald |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Penguin Books, 2006. |
| Description | xi, 73 pages ; 20 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Contributor biographical information |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | 12 angry men |
| Series | Penguin classics Penguin classics. ^A229330 |
| Abstract | "A blistering character study and an examination of the American melting pot and the judicial system that keeps it in check, Twelve Angry Men holds at its core a deeply patriotic belief in the U.S. legal system. The story's focal point, known only as Juror Eight, is at first the sole holdout in an 11-1 guilty vote. Eight sets his sights not on proving the other jurors wrong but rather on getting them to look at the situation in a clear-eyed way not affected by their personal biases. Rose deliberately and carefully peels away the layers of artifice from the men and allows a fuller picture of America, at its best and worst, to form."--Publisher description. |
| Local note | Paid for by the Picturing America Grant, an initiative of the National Endowment for the Humanities and the American Library Association. |
| General note | Originally published: U.S.A. : Dramatic Pub., 1955. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Rose, Reginald. Twelve angry men. New York : Penguin Books, 2006 |
| Genre/form | Legal drama. |
| LCCN | 2006046006 |
| ISBN | 0143104403 |
| ISBN | 9780143104407 |