{"product_id":"the-cherry-orchard-a-comedy-in-four-acts-paperback","title":"The Cherry Orchard: A Comedy in Four Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnton Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Stoppard\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnton Chekhov was a master whose daring work revolutionized theatre. Robert Burstein declared that \"there are none who bring the drama to a higher realization of its human role.\" In \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e, his last full-length play, an impoverished landowning family is unable to face the fact that their estate is about to be auctioned off. Lopakhin, a local merchant, presents numerous options to save it, including cutting down their prized cherry orchard. But the family is stricken with denial. \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e charts the precipitous descent of a wealthy family and in the process creates a bold meditation on social change and bourgeois materialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Stoppard's plays include \u003ci\u003eRosencrantz \u0026amp; Guildenstern Are Dead, Jumpers, Travesties, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Arcadia, The Invention of Love, The Coast of Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e, Stoppard has adapted Chekhov's \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIvanov\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51761378132256,"sku":"9780802144096","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/83220c1138a2c9f0da9906c274602f54.webp?v=1780205978","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-cherry-orchard-a-comedy-in-four-acts-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}