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He was born in Los Angeles , California . He graduated from Stanford University in 1979. Many of his plays concern the role of the Chinese American and Asian American in the modern day world. His first play, ''FOB'', depicts the contrasts and conflicts between established Asian Americans and " Fresh Off The Boat " newcomer immigrants. He is perhaps most well-known for his masterpiece, '' M. Butterfly '', for which he won a Tony Award , a clever and brilliant deconstruction of Puccini's '' Madame Butterfly ''; the play is loosely based on news reports of the relationship between a French diplomat, Bernard Boursicot, and Shi Pei Pu, a male Chinese opera singer who purportedly convinced Boursicot that he was a woman throughout their twenty year long relationship. Hwang's other works include: ''Family Devotions'', ''The Dance and The Railroad'', ''Bondage'', ''House of Sleeping Beauties'', ''Sound of a Voice'', ''Trying to Find Chinatown'', ''Golden Child'', ''Tibet Through the Red Box'', '' 1000 Airplanes On The Roof '' and '' The Voyage '' (the latter two collaborations with music composer Philip Glass ), the book of Elton John and Tim Rice 's ''Aida'' and Disney's '' Tarzan '', the libretti for ''The Silver River'' with music by Bright Sheng and ''Ainadamar'' with composer Osvaldo Golijov , as well as a revision of Rodgers And Hammerstein 's '' Flower Drum Song ''. He is married, with two children. |
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