{"product_id":"the-mother-and-the-father-paperback","title":"The Mother and the Father - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFlorian Zeller\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eChristopher Hampton\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Mother\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAnne loved the time in her life when she prepared breakfast each morning for her two young children. Years later, spending hours alone, Anne convinces herself that her husband is having an affair. If only her son were to break-up with his girlfriend. He would return home and come down for breakfast. She would put on her new red dress and they would go out. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Mother\u003c\/i\u003e, in this English translation by Christopher Hampton, was commissioned by the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath, and premiered in May 2015. Florian Zeller's \u003ci\u003eThe Mother\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Moliere Award for Best Play 2011. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Father\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A wonderfully peculiar, quietly stunning depiction of dementia... A controlled, unforgettable portrait of losing your memory.' \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A vivid, lucent translation by Christopher Hampton.' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'One of the most acute, absorbing and distressing portraits of dementia I've ever seen.' \u003ci\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e'A play that constantly confounds expectations and works almost like a thriller, with a sinister Pinteresque edge.' \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Father\u003c\/i\u003e, in this English translation by Christopher Hampton, was commissioned by the Ustinov Studio, Theatre Royal, Bath and premiered in October 2014. The production transferred to the Tricycle Theatre, London, in May 2015. Florian Zeller's \u003ci\u003eThe Father\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the Moliere Award for Best Play 2014.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChristopher Hampton\u003c\/b\u003e was born in the Azores in 1946. He wrote his first play, \u003ci\u003eWhen Did You Last See My Mother?\u003c\/i\u003e at the age of eighteen. Since then, his plays have included \u003ci\u003eThe Philanthropist, Savages, Tales from Hollywood, Les Liaisons Dangereuses, White Chameleon\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Talking Cure.\u003c\/i\u003e He has translated plays by Ibsen, Molière, von Horváth, Chekhov and Yasmina Reza (including Art and Life x 3). \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHampton's television work includes adaptations of \u003ci\u003eThe History Man\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHotel du Lac\u003c\/i\u003e. His screenplays include \u003ci\u003eThe Honorary Consul, The Good Father, Dangerous Liaisons, Mary Reilly, Total Eclipse, The Quiet American, Carrington, The Secret Agent\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eImagining Argentina\u003c\/i\u003e, the last three of which he also directed, and \u003ci\u003eA Dangerous Method\u003c\/i\u003e, based on his play \u003ci\u003eThe Talking Cure\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003ci\u003eAppomattox\u003c\/i\u003e was first presented on the McGuire Proscenium Stage of the Guthrie Theater, Minneapolis, in September 2012 as the centerpiece of a major retrospective of his plays and films.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.7 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 14, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51756389597472,"sku":"9780571327256","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/a62fef51c88c9a763df484688fd1ed78.webp?v=1780079353","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-mother-and-the-father-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}