Glengarry Glen Ross is a play by
David Mamet that won the
Pulitzer Prize in 1984. The play shows parts of two days in the lives of four desperate
Chicago real estate agents who are prepared to engage in any number of unethical, illegal acts—from lies and flattery to
bribery, threats, intimidation and
burglary—to sell undesirable
real estate to unwitting prospective buyers. It is based on Mamet's experience having previously worked in a similar office.