Essays (Hardcover, New)

In these beautiful essays, Wallace Shawn takes us on a revelatory journey in which the personal and political become one. Whether writing about the genesis of his plays, such as Aunt Dan and Lemon; discussing how the privileged world of arts and letters takes for granted the work of the unobtrusives, the people who serve our food and deliver our mail; or describing his upbringing in the sheltered world of Manhattan's cultural elite, Shawn reveals a unique ability to step back from the appearance of things to explore their deeper social meanings. He grasps contradictions, even when unpleasant, and challenges us to look, as he does, at our own behavior in a more honest light. He also finds the pathos in the political and personal challenges of everyday life. With a sharp wit, remarkable attention to detail, and the same acumen as a writer of prose as he is a playwright, Shawn invites us to look at the world with new eyes, the better to understand-and change it.

General

Imprint:	Haymarket Books
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2009
First published:	September 2009
Editors:	Wallace Shawn
Dimensions:	190 x 139 x 18mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	160
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-1-60846-002-1
Categories:	Books > Language & Literature > Literature: texts > Essays, journals, letters & other prose works > General
LSN:	1-60846-002-9
Barcode:	9781608460021

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