{"product_id":"the-happiest-song-plays-last-paperback","title":"The Happiest Song Plays Last - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eQuiara Alegría Hudes\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs ever, Hudes's writing is poetic but wry, full of swagger and poetry. There's live music, but oh, how the lines sing too. -- David Cote, \u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMs. Hudes draws all her characters with precision and understanding... this warm-blooded play underscores how the disorienting flux of life can be navigated with the help of carefully tended family ties. -- Charles Isherwood, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDelightful... Hudes is a very accomplished storyteller, a playwright with an emergent, fulsome American narrative. -- Chris Jones, \u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAt the dawn of the Arab Spring in an ancient Jordinian town, an Iraq War veteran struggles to overcome the traumas of combat by taking on an entirely new and unexpected career: an action-film hero. At the same time, halfway around the world in a cozy North Philadelphia kitchen, his cousin takes on a heroic new role of her own: as the heart and soul of her crumbling community, providing hot meals and an open door for the needy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe final installment in Hudes's three-play cycle, which began with the Pulitzer Prize-finalist \u003ci\u003eElliot, A Soldier's Fugue\u003c\/i\u003e and Pulitzer Prize-winner \u003ci\u003eWater By the Spoonful\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Happiest Song Plays Last\u003c\/i\u003e is about the search for redemption, humility and one's place in the world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiara Alegr a Hudes\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eWater by the Spoonful\u003c\/i\u003e, the Tony Award-winning musical \u003ci\u003eIn the Heights\u003c\/i\u003e and the Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eElliot, A Soldier's Fugue\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other works include \u003ci\u003eBarrio Grrrl \u003c\/i\u003e, a children's musical; \u003ci\u003e26 Miles\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYemaya's Belly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Happiest Song Plays Last\u003c\/i\u003e, the third piece in her acclaimed trilogy. Hudes is on the board of Philadelphia Young Playwrights, which produced her first play in the tenth grade. She now lives in New York with her husband and children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiara Alegría Hudes\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning \u003ci\u003eWater by the Spoonful\u003c\/i\u003e, the Tony Award-winning musical \u003ci\u003eIn the Heights\u003c\/i\u003e and the Pulitzer Prize finalist \u003ci\u003eElliot, A Soldier's Fugue\u003c\/i\u003e. Her other works include \u003ci\u003eBarrio Grrrl!\u003c\/i\u003e, a children's musical; \u003ci\u003e26 Miles\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eYemaya's Belly\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Happiest Song Plays Last\u003c\/i\u003e, the third piece in her acclaimed trilogy. Hudes is on the board of Philadelphia Young Playwrights, which produced her first play in the tenth grade. She now lives in New York with her husband and children.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51771579466016,"sku":"9781559364461","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/393c4e4598e7167f355ac220969ca168.webp?v=1780388835","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-happiest-song-plays-last-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}