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Six Characters in Search of an Author Lesson Plan

Relationship to Other Books

Students interested in other metatheatrical texts may consider work by Samuel Beckett, Tom Stoppard, and Bertholt Brecht.

Students interested in similarly metafictional works in other media might consider: the written works of Jorge Luis Borges, Italo Calvino, or Kurt Vonnegut; the film Moulin Rouge!; the TV shows Episodes or Bojack Horseman; or the video games Final Fantasy VII Remake, The Stanley Parable, or The Beginner's Guide.

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