num_pages: 64
description: Winner of 1980 Pulitzer Prize for DramaThe scene is the ornate, deserted Victorian boathouse on the Talley place in Lebanon, Missouri; the time 1944. Matt Friedman, an accountant from St. Louis, has arrived to plead his love to Sally Talley, the susceptible, but uncertain daughter of the family. Bookish, erudite, totally honest and delightfully funny, Matt refuses to accept Sally's rebuffs and her fears that her family would never approve of their marriage. Charming and indomitable, he gradually overcomes her defenses, telling his innermost secrets to his loved one and, in return, learning hers as well. Gradually he awakens Sally to the possibilities of a life together until, in the final, touching moments of the play, it is clear that they are two kindred spirits who have truly found each other two "lame ducks" who, in their union, will find a wholeness rare in human relationships.
language: English
title: Talley's Folly
titlecomplete: Talley's Folly
genres: Fiction, Plays, 20th Century, Theatre, Drama, Romance
ratings_count: 474
awards: awardedAt: 315561600000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Drama
publisher: Hill and Wang / Noonday Press