{"product_id":"beauty-of-the-father-paperback","title":"Beauty of the Father - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNilo Cruz\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"In \u003ci\u003eBeauty of the Father\u003c\/i\u003e one of the American theater's most promising voices rings true and strong.\"--Lynn Jacobson, \u003ci\u003eVariety\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Cruz conducts arias with his pen. He is a writer of ideas, who fills the stage with a kind of lush dramatic literature . . . \u003ci\u003eBeauty of the Father\u003c\/i\u003e brings to mind the playwright Maria Irene Fornes. Like his artistic forebear, Cruz recognizes the magic in the everyday. And he has found an astonishing language with which to describe it.\"--Hilton Als, \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat will we sacrifice in the name of love? After young woman reunites with her painter father in the south of Spain, both fall in love with the same exciting young man. \u003ci\u003eBeauty of the Father\u003c\/i\u003e invokes the lyrical language of Lorca, as the great poet himself appears to the father and counsels him in his life. The play's rhythms are infused with the spirit of the Andalusian people who sing their sorrows in \u003ci\u003ecante jondo\u003c\/i\u003e, as Cruz once again creates musical poetry to honor unrequited love. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eNilo Cruz\u003c\/b\u003e won the 2003 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play \u003ci\u003eAnna in the Tropics.\u003c\/i\u003e Other works include \u003ci\u003eTwo Sisters and a Piano, Lorca in a Green Dress, Night Train to Bolina, A Bicycle Country, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDancing on Her Knees.\u003c\/i\u003e He is one of this country's most produced Cuban American writers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNilo Cruz, whose plays include NIght Train to Bolina, A Bicyle Country, Dancing on Her Knees, is one of the country's most produced Cuban-American writers. An alumnus of New Dramatists, Cruz has taught playwriting at Brown and Yale Universities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 65\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771591754016,"sku":"9781559363105","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/5fa9e3a77cf50992e6b25456469b1b86.webp?v=1780389017","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/beauty-of-the-father-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}