{"product_id":"the-normal-heart-and-the-destiny-of-me-two-plays-paperback","title":"The Normal Heart and the Destiny of Me: Two Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLarry Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTony Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Normal Heart, set during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, is the impassioned indictment of a society that allowed the plague to happen, a moving denunciation of the ignorance and fear that helped kill an entire generation. It has been produced and taught all over the world. Its companion play, The Destiny of Me, is the stirring story of an AIDS activist forced to put his life in the hands of the very doctor he has been denouncing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (1935-2020) was a writer and activist. In 1981, with five friends, he founded Gay Men's Health Crisis, and in 1987 he founded ACT UP. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Normal Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, which in 2014 was made into an Emmy-winning TV adaptation by HBO. His other plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Destiny of Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSissies' Scrapbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJust Say No\u003c\/i\u003e, and his prose work includes \u003ci\u003eThe American People Volumes 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eFaggots\u003c\/i\u003e, two nonfiction books, and a screenplay, \u003ci\u003eWomen in Love\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a recipient of the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the PEN\/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for a Master American Dramatist, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award, presented by the Tony Awards Committee.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51757486407968,"sku":"9780802136923","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/c6a2f8e27345c9654977e5a320ef3275.webp?v=1780104286","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-normal-heart-and-the-destiny-of-me-two-plays-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}