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M Butterfly: A Play

Hwang, David Henry
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drama tragic romance past tense third limited POV ~86 pp
features extracted 2026-04-12

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melancholic obsessive ironic

A dark drama. Expect minimal worldbuilding, dense, literary prose. Plot-driven. Ends on an unresolved note. Contains notable romance, sexual content.

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Prose density 75
sparsedense
Pacing 40
slow burnpropulsive
Emotional tone 20
darkhopeful
Worldbuilding 10
minimalmaximal
Char / plot 85
character-drivenplot-driven
Interiority 60
externalintrospective
Ending 10
unresolvedcathartic
Stakes 60
intimateepic

Content

Violence 40%
noneextreme
Sexual content 80%
noneexplicit
Humor 30%
seriouscomedic
Romance 90%
nonecentral

Structure & Cast

Structure
Word count21,461
Page count~86 pp
Prologue—
Epilogue—
Tensepast
Cast & World
POVthird limited

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