{"product_id":"memoirs-paperback-2","title":"Memoirs - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTennessee Williams\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJohn Waters\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen \u003cem\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/em\u003e was first published in 1975, it created quite a bit of turbulence in the mediathough long self-identified as a gay man, Williams' candor about his love life, sexual encounters, and drug use was found shocking in and of itself, and such revelations by America's greatest living playwright were called a raw display of private life by \u003cem\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/em\u003e. As it turns out, thirty years later, Williams' look back at his life is not quite so scandalous as it once seemed; he recalls his childhood in Mississippi and St. Louis, his prolonged struggle as a starving artist, the overnight success of \u003cem\u003eThe Glass Menagerie\u003c\/em\u003e in 1945, the death of his long-time companion Frank Merlo in 1962, and his confinement to a psychiatric ward in 1969 and subsequent recovery from alcohol and drug addiction, all with the same directness, compassion, and insight that epitomize his plays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e And, of course, \u003cem\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/em\u003e is filled with Williams' amazing friends from the worlds of stage, screen, and literature as heoften hilariously, sometimes fondly, sometimes notremembers them: Laurette Taylor, Gore Vidal, Truman Capote, Elia Kazan, Marlon Brando, Vivian Leigh, Carson McCullers, Anna Magnani, Greta Garbo, Elizabeth Taylor, and Tallulah Bankhead to name a few. And now film director John Waters, well acquainted with shocking the American public, has written an introduction that gives some perspective on the various reactions to Tennessee's \u003cem\u003eMemoirs\u003c\/em\u003e, while also paying tribute to a fellow artist who inspired many with his integrity and endurance.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 368\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.92 x 6.36 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 15, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757710836000,"sku":"9780811216692","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/1e3207212f6bb9e9b2f3ca58357d2bc2.webp?v=1780109759","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/memoirs-paperback-2","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}