The New York Times calls the play "a poem in celebration of death," yet the play's paperback version (as if anticipating the criticism) includes the intriguingly suggestive subtitle "a novel in dramatic form", which raises many questions about the work's proper genre.
The New York Times characterizes the play as a "poem honoring death," while its paperback edition features an intriguingly suggestive subtitle "a novel in dramatic form." This raises questions about the work's genre.