{"product_id":"focus-9780142000427","title":"Focus","description":"Written in 1945, \u003ci\u003eFocus\u003c\/i\u003e was Arthur Miller's first novel and one of the first books to directly confront American anti-Semitism. It remains as chilling and incisive today as it was at the time of its controversial debut. As World War II draws to a close, anti-Semitism is alive and well in Brooklyn, New York. Here, Newman, an American of English descent, floats through a world of multiethnic neighborhoods indifferent to the racism around him. That is, until he begins to wear glasses that render him \"Jewish\" in the eyes of others, making him the target of anti-Semitic prosecution. As he and his wife find friendship and support from a Jewish immigrant, Newman slowly begins to understand the racial hatreds that surround him.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Miller\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1915 and studied at the University of Michigan. His plays include \u003cb\u003eAll My Sons\u003c\/b\u003e (1947), \u003cb\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/b\u003e (1949), \u003cb\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/b\u003e (1953), \u003cb\u003eA View from the Bridge\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eA Memory of Two Mondays\u003c\/b\u003e (1955), \u003cb\u003eAfter the Fall\u003c\/b\u003e (1963), \u003cb\u003eIncident at Vichy\u003c\/b\u003e (1964), \u003cb\u003eThe Price\u003c\/b\u003e (1968), \u003cb\u003eThe Creation of the World and Other Business\u003c\/b\u003e (1972) and \u003cb\u003eThe American Clock\u003c\/b\u003e. He has also written two novels, \u003cb\u003eFocus\u003c\/b\u003e (1945), and \u003cb\u003eThe Misfits\u003c\/b\u003e, which was filmed in 1960, and the text for \u003cb\u003eIn Russia\u003c\/b\u003e (1969), \u003cb\u003eChinese Encounters\u003c\/b\u003e (1979), and \u003cb\u003eIn the Country\u003c\/b\u003e (1977), three books of photographs by his wife, Inge Morath. More recent works include a memoir, \u003cb\u003eTimebends\u003c\/b\u003e (1987), and the plays \u003cb\u003eThe Ride Down Mt. Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (1991), \u003cb\u003eThe Last Yankee\u003c\/b\u003e (1993), \u003cb\u003eBroken Glass\u003c\/b\u003e (1993), which won the Olivier Award for Best Play of the London Season, and \u003cb\u003eMr. Peter's Connections\u003c\/b\u003e (1998). His latest book is \u003cb\u003eOn Politics and the Art of Acting\u003c\/b\u003e. Miller was granted with the 2001 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has twice won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and in 1949 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50459941798162,"sku":"9780142000427","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c76b5a7f-3eb0-4c5f-917d-dbc377a39b53.jpg?v=1730016809","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/focus-9780142000427","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}