{"product_id":"the-collected-plays-of-edward-albee-volume-1-1958-1965-9781585678846","title":"The Collected Plays of Edward Albee, Volume 1: 1958-1965","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Collected Plays of Edward Albee, Volume 1\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e includes eight plays from 1958-1965 by \"a major American playwright who helped change the shape of drama here and abroad\" (\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Edward Albee's plays featured here range from the four brilliant one-act plays with which he exploded on the New York theater scene--\u003ci\u003eThe Zoo Story\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Bessie Smith\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Sandbox\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e--to his early masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e Also included are two adaptations from notable American novels \u003ci\u003eThe Ballad of the Sad Café\u003c\/i\u003e and Malcolm and Albee's mysteriously fascinating \u003ci\u003eTiny Alice\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This book represents one of the most exciting and bold periods in the career of one of America's most popular and imaginative playwrights.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEdward Albee, the American dramatist, was born in 1928. He has written and directed some of the best plays in contemporary American theatre and three of his plays: A Delicate Balance, Seascape and Three Tall Women have received Pulitzer Prizes. His most famous play, Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf? won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play. His other plays include The Zoo Story, The Death of Bessie Smith, The Sandbox, The American Dream, Tiny Alice, All Over, Listening, The Lady from Dubuque, The Man Who Had Three Arms, Finding the Sun, Fragments, Marriage Play and The Lorca Play.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Overlook Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726240223506,"sku":"9781585678846","price":21.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_44d9409a-b520-4e10-948d-77694bae902b.jpg?v=1734861244","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-collected-plays-of-edward-albee-volume-1-1958-1965-9781585678846","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}