{"product_id":"marie-antoinette-paperback-1","title":"Marie Antoinette - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDavid Adjmi\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA dual volume from virtuosic playwright David Adjmi (\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e). \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMarie Antoinette: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \"David Adjmi's \u003cem\u003eMarie Antoinette \u003c\/em\u003eis audacious and stun­ning. The work skewers the oblivious royals and one-percenters, understands their bred-to-be-bad behavior, and strips away the illusion of not only the monarchy but of democracy, too--a hat trick that Adjmi performs with the delicate balance of comedy, tragedy, and wild imaginings.\" --\u003cem\u003eVariety\u003c\/em\u003e The eyes of the court are on Marie Antoinette. Times change, and even the most fashionable queens go out of style. Drawing comparison of the gluttonous excess of Marie's era to the decadent materialism of the present day, \u003cem\u003eMarie Antoinette \u003c\/em\u003eholds up a mirror to our contemporary society, which just might be entertaining itself to death. \u003cstrong\u003eAbout \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3C: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e \"Bitterly funny and inventive, \u003cem\u003e3C \u003c\/em\u003eappropriates the sit­com structure of iconic \u003cem\u003eThree's Company \u003c\/em\u003eand pumps it full of sexual panic and existential horror. Adjmi's quick-cutting script is intensely funny and unnerving in equal measure.\" --\u003cem\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe war in Vietnam is over and Brad, an ex-serviceman, lands in L.A. to start a new life. When he winds up trashed in Connie and Linda's kitchen after a wild night of partying, the three strike a deal for an arrangement that has hilarious and devastating consequences for everyone. Inspired by 1970s sitcoms and 1950s existentialist comedy, \u003cem\u003e3C \u003c\/em\u003eis a terrifying yet amusing look at a culture that likes to amuse itself--even as it teeters on the brink of ruin.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid Adjmi\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003ci\u003eMarie Antoinette\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho Rep, American Repertory Theater, Yale Repertory Theatre, upcoming at Steppenwolf Theatre Company), \u003ci\u003e3C\u003c\/i\u003e (Rattlestick Playwrights Theater), \u003ci\u003eElective Affinities\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Shakespeare Company, Soho Rep), \u003ci\u003eStunning\u003c\/i\u003e (LCT3\/Lincoln Center Theater, Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company), \u003ci\u003eThe Evildoers\u003c\/i\u003e (Sundance, Yale Repertory Theatre), \u003ci\u003eCaligula\u003c\/i\u003e (Soho Rep Studio Series) and \u003ci\u003eStrange Attractors\u003c\/i\u003e (Empty Space). He was awarded a 2011 Guggenheim Fellowship, the Whiting Writers' Award, the Kesselring Fellowship a Steinberg Playwright Award and the Bush Artist Fellowship, among others. His memoir is forthcoming from HarperCollins.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 05, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771571929376,"sku":"9781559364942","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/7d529fa9ec3d6e4def588c9e8b498d4c.webp?v=1780388709","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/marie-antoinette-paperback-1","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}