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10 Days on Earth
by Ronnie Burkett
He lived alone with very little
and more than enough, and preferred it that way. “Simply simply,”
he was oft heard to say. He was alone, on his own, and that was okay.
Darrel is a middle-aged intellectually
challenged man who lives with his mother. When she dies in her sleep,
Darrel does not realize she is gone, and so, for over a week, he lives
alone. Tandem to Darrel’s day-to-day routine are the adventures of
his favourite children’s book characters, Honeydog and Little Burp.
Their search for a home leads the dog and duck duo to an understanding
of family, while Darrel’s ease in the world illustrates just how his
mother has paved the path for him to be without her. Episodes from the
past, like faded colour snapshots from a family album, illustrate this
mother’s love for her son in all its honesty and fierce, unwavering
will. Simple, tender, funny and unapologetic, 10 Days On Earth
asks:
If you were alone but didn’t
know it, would you feel lonely?
“Ronnie Burkett’s 10
Days on Earth is about as close to a masterpiece as you can get.”
—Stage Noise, Sydney, Australia
“It takes your breath away.
Burkett is an artistic treasure.” —CBC Radio,
Toronto
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