This well-preserved softcover edition is in near fine condition, with no marks or tears and only minimal shelf wear. The pages are tight, unmarked, and the book is tight, firm, and in good condition. A Streetcar Named Desire is a 1947 play by Tennessee Williams, widely regarded as one of the greatest American plays of the 20th century. It won the Pulitzer Prize for Drama in 1948 and was later adapted into a famous 1951 film starring Vivien Leigh and Marlon Brando.