Wallace Shawn usually appears in our mind's eye as the consummate eccentric actor: the shy literature teacher in Clueless; the diabolically rational villain in The Princess Bride; or as the eponymous protagonist of Vanya on 42nd Street. Few of us realize, however, that Shawn is also one of today's most provocative and political playwrights. Writing Wrongs: The Work of Wallace Shawn is a close and personal look into the life and literary work of the man whom Joseph Papp called \u0022a dangerous writer.\u0022 As the son of ...
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Wallace Shawn usually appears in our mind's eye as the consummate eccentric actor: the shy literature teacher in Clueless; the diabolically rational villain in The Princess Bride; or as the eponymous protagonist of Vanya on 42nd Street. Few of us realize, however, that Shawn is also one of today's most provocative and political playwrights. Writing Wrongs: The Work of Wallace Shawn is a close and personal look into the life and literary work of the man whom Joseph Papp called \u0022a dangerous writer.\u0022 As the son of the late William Shawn, renowned editor of The New Yorker, Wallace Shawn was born into privilege and trained to thoroughly liberal values, but his plays relentlessly question the liberal faith in individualism and common decency. In an uncompromising way that is all his own, Shawn registers the shock of the new. In works such as Aunt Dan and Lemon, My Dinner with Andre, and The Designated Mourner, he wrenches out of place all of the usual, comfortable mechanisms by which we operate as audiences. Perhaps our discomfort and struggle to understand a play might provoke some change in the way we see ourselves and behave in relation to others -- but Shawn offers little in the way of solace. W.D. King's incisive critiques of the plays and inquiry into the life and times of their author develop a portrait of Shawn as a major figure in contemporary theater.
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Fine in fine dust jacket. Signed by author. Signed by the focus of the book-Acclaimed Actor, Essayist and Playwright Wallace Shawn, in person. Sewn binding. Cloth over boards. American Subjects. Audience: General/trade. Fine (Like New) in a Near Fine dust jacket; a tight, unread copy, in excellent condition. First Edition-First Printing. Signed by Playwright Wallace Shawn, signature only on the Title page with black sharpie (some ink bleed through shows on the next page), in person during his Author event in New York City on June 22, 2017. This book focuses on the Multi Talented Wallace Shawn's work as a Playwright. Esteemed Critic, and Author W.D. King received excellent reviews for this book-an example-"Writing Wrongs is an eloquent book, giving an important and neglected Playwright his due". Rest assure, this hard to find signed copy, is well protected in an archival Mylar cover; and will be very carefully packaged with protective material and will be shipped in a new box. We always treat all of our book, and book buyers with the utmost respect.
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