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The Iceman Cometh is a play by Eugene O’Neill that was first published in 1946. The play is set in Harry Hope’s saloon on the West Side of Manhattan in 1912, and explores the lives of a group of down-and-out alcoholics. The arrival of Hickey, a traveling salesman, disrupts their escapism, leading to a reckoning with truth. O'Neill's powerful drama probes the human condition, exposing the desperate pursuit of meaning in a world haunted by disillusionment and unfulfilled aspirations. The Iceman Cometh has been adapted for the screen twice, for television in 1960 and for film 1973.
 

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