Riders to the Sea

J. M. Synge

• Drama
• Book language: English
• 19 pages

Riders to the Sea is a one-act tragedy by J. M. Synge, set in a cottage on the Aran Islands. It portrays a mother's grief as the sea claims the men of her family, drawing on stories Synge collected on Inishmaan. The play is a brief, powerful meditation on fate, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit.

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