{"product_id":"true-story-a-trilogy-paperback","title":"True Story: A Trilogy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDan O'Brien\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrue Story: A Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e gathers together three documentary plays by award-winning playwright and poet Dan O'Brien concerning trauma, both political and personal.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Body of an American\u003c\/i\u003e speaks to a moment in history when a single, stark photograph--of a US Army Ranger dragged from the wreckage of a Blackhawk helicopter through the streets of Mogadishu--altered the course of global events. In a story that ranges from Rwanda to Afghanistan to the Canadian Arctic, O'Brien dramatizes the ethical and psychological haunting of journalist Paul Watson.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eThe House in Scarsdale: A Memoir for the Stage\u003c\/i\u003e the playwright applies journalistic principles to investigating the source of his childhood unhappiness, as he searches for the reason why his parents and siblings cut him off years ago. The more he learns about his family, the more mysterious the circumstances surrounding their estrangement become, until his sense of self is shaken by rumors regarding his true parentage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe trilogy concludes with \u003ci\u003eNew Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a tragicomedy that finds Paul Watson in Syria and the playwright in treatment for cancer, while together they endeavor to sell a TV series about journalists in war zones. \u003ci\u003eNew Life\u003c\/i\u003e explores the paradox of war as entertainment, and dares to dream of healing after catastrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eThese three gritty yet poetic plays stand as a testament to the value of witnessing, honoring, and perhaps transcending the struggles of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDan O'Brien is a playwright, poet, librettist, and essayist whose recognition includes a Guggenheim Fellowship in Drama \u0026amp; Performance Art and the UK's Fenton Aldeburgh Poetry Prize. \u003ci\u003eTrue Story: A Trilogy\u003c\/i\u003e of O'Brien's plays was published by Dalkey Archive Press in 2023, and in 2021 his collection of essays, \u003ci\u003eA Story That Happens: On Playwriting, Childhood, \u0026amp; Other Traumas\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Dalkey Archive in the US and by CB Editions in the UK. His poetry collections are\u003ci\u003e Survivor's Notebook, Our Cancers, New Life, Scarsdale, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e War Reporter\u003c\/i\u003e. His plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Body of an American\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of the PEN USA Award, the Edward M. Kennedy Prize, and the Horton Foote Prize, and \u003ci\u003eThe House in Scarsdale\u003c\/i\u003e, winner of a PEN America Award. He lives in Los Angeles with his wife, the actor and writer Jessica St. Clair, and their daughter Isobel.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.51 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 02, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765201699104,"sku":"9781628975130","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/0cec6ef9b6f24e61a0a9fe4909e0c24a.webp?v=1780263551","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/true-story-a-trilogy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}