{"product_id":"swimming-to-cambodia-paperback","title":"Swimming to Cambodia - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSpalding Gray\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRoger Rosenblatt\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eJames Leverett\u003c\/b\u003e (Afterword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"It took courage to do what Spalding did--courage to make theatre so naked and unadorned, to expose himself in this way and fight the demons in public. In doing so, he entered our hearts--my heart--because he made his struggle my struggle. His life became my life.\"--Eric Bogosian\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Virtuosic. A master writer, reporter, comic and playwright. Spalding Gray is a sit-down monologist with the soul of a stand-up comedian. A contemporary Gulliver, he travels the globe in search of experience and finds the ridiculous.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2004, we mourned the loss of one of America's true theatrical innovators. Spalding Gray took his own life by jumping from the Staten Island ferry into the waters of New York Harbor, finally succumbing to the impossible notion that he could in fact swim to Cambodia. At a memorial gathering for family, friends and fans at Lincoln Center in New York, his widow expressed the need to honor Gray's legacy as an artist and writer for his children, as well as for future generations of fans and readers. Originally published in 1985, \u003ci\u003eSwimming to Cambodia\u003c\/i\u003e is reissued here 20 years later in a new edition as a tribute to Gray's singular artistry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriter, actor and performer, \u003cb\u003eSpalding Gray\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eSex and Death to the Age 14\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eMonster in a Box\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eIt's a Slippery Slope\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGray's Anatomy\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMorning, Noon and Night\u003c\/i\u003e, among other works. His appearance in \u003ci\u003eThe Killing Fields\u003c\/i\u003e was the inspiration for his \u003ci\u003eSwimming to Cambodia\u003c\/i\u003e, which was also filmed by Jonathan Demme.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpalding Gray was the author of numerous solo pieces including Monster in a Box; It's a Slippery Slope; Morning, Noon and Night, and Sex and Death to the Age of 14 and other pieces. He leaves behind a wife, two children of his own and a stepdaughter. He will be sorely missed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.41 x 8.02 x 5.16 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771594801440,"sku":"9781559362542","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/57457de8893222a159788faeb13a0744.webp?v=1780389087","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/swimming-to-cambodia-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}