# Elliot, a Soldier's Fugue - Hardcover

by **Quiara Alegría Hudes** (Author)

"_Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue_ is that rare and rewarding thing: a theater work that succeeds on every level while creating something new." -_New York Times_  
"A lush and evocative tone poem about the way the landscape of the soul is transformed by war" -_Atlanta Journal Constitution_

Back home in Philadelphia, Elliot Ortiz, a nineteen-year-old Marine, contemplates his return to Iraq for a second tour of duty after being seriously wounded. In this "simple, poignant and achingly evocative play" (_TimeOut New York_), three Ortiz family members recount years of service to their country in wars in Korea, Vietnam and Iraq, and the effects their service has had on the individual, the family and the community they live in. Melding a poetic dreamscape with a stream-of-consciousness narrative, _Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue_ takes us on an unforgettable journey across time and generations. This Pulitzer Prize finalist is the first installment in Quiara Alegria Hudes' The Elliot Trilogy, which continues in _Water By the Spoonful_ (Pulitzer Prize-winner) and concludes with _The Happiest Song Plays Last_.

**Quiara Alegr a Hudes** is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning _Water by the Spoonful_, the Tony Award-winning musical _In the Heights_ and the Pulitzer Prize finalist _Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue_. Her other works include _Barrio Grrrl_ , a children's musical; _26 Miles_; _Yemaya's Belly_ and _The Happiest Song Plays Last_, the third piece in her acclaimed trilogy. Hudes is on the board of Philadelphia Young Playwrights, which produced her first play in the tenth grade. She now lives in New York with her husband and children.  

### Author Biography

**Quiara Alegría Hudes** is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning _Water by the Spoonful_, the Tony Award-winning musical _In the Heights_ and the Pulitzer Prize finalist _Elliot, A Soldier's Fugue_. Her other works include _Barrio Grrrl!_, a children's musical; _26 Miles_; _Yemaya's Belly_ and _The Happiest Song Plays Last_, the third piece in her acclaimed trilogy. Hudes is on the board of Philadelphia Young Playwrights, which produced her first play in the tenth grade. She now lives in New York with her husband and children.  

**Number of Pages:** 63

**Dimensions:** 0.5 x 8.6 x 5.7 IN

**Publication Date:** December 11, 2012

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