{"product_id":"august-osage-county-tcg-edition-paperback","title":"August: Osage County (Tcg Edition) - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTracy Letts\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and the 2008 Tony Award for Best New Play. Now a major motion picture \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA tremendous achievement in American playwriting: a tragicomic populist portrait of a tough land and a tougher people. --\u003ci\u003eTimeOut New York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTracy Letts' \u003ci\u003eAugust: Osage County\u003c\/i\u003e is what O'Neill would be writing in 2007. Letts has recaptured the nobility of American drama's mid-century heyday while still creating something entirely original. \u003ci\u003e--New York magazine\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"I don't care if \u003ci\u003eAugust: Osage County\u003c\/i\u003e is three-and-a-half hours long. I wanted more.\" -Howard Shapiro, \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis original and corrosive black comedy deserves a seat at the table with the great American family plays.\u003ci\u003e--Time\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOne of the most bracing and critically acclaimed plays in recent history, \u003ci\u003eAugust: Osage County\u003c\/i\u003e is a portrait of the dysfunctional American family at its finest--and absolute worst. When the patriarch of the Weston clan disappears one hot summer night, the family reunites at the Oklahoma homestead, where long-held secrets are unflinchingly and uproariously revealed. The three-act, three-and-a-half-hour mammoth of a play combines epic tragedy with black comedy, dramatizing three generations of unfulfilled dreams and leaving not one of its thirteen characters unscathed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAugust: Osage County\u003c\/i\u003e has been produced in more than twenty countries worldwide and is now a major motion picture starring Meryl Streep, Julia Roberts, Chris Cooper, Dermot Mulroney, Sam Shepard, Juliette Lewis, and Ewan McGregor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracy Letts\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eKiller Joe\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eBug\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eMan from Nebraska\u003c\/i\u003e, which was a finalist for the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama. His plays have been performed throughout the country and internationally. A performer as well as a playwright, Letts is a member of the Steppenwolf Theatre Company, where \u003ci\u003eAugust: Osage County\u003c\/i\u003e premiered.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracy Letts\u003c\/b\u003e was awarded the 2008 Pulitzer Prize for Drama and Tony Award for Best Play for \u003ci\u003eAugust: Osage County\u003c\/i\u003e, which premiered at Steppenwolf Theatre Company in 2007 before playing Broadway, London's National Theatre, and a forty-week US tour. Other plays include Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eMan from Nebraska\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eKiller Joe\u003c\/i\u003e, which was adapted into a critically acclaimed film; and \u003ci\u003eBug\u003c\/i\u003e, which has played in New York, Chicago, and London and was adapted into a film. Letts is an ensemble member of Steppenwolf Theatre Company and garnered a Tony Award for his performance in the Broadway revival of \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 152\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.38 x 8.51 x 5.69 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize (2008)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771588051232,"sku":"9781559363303","price":16.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/fc412981a7d799f2ed0b3b2f8751f573.webp?v=1780388961","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/august-osage-county-tcg-edition-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}