{"product_id":"the-cripple-of-inishmaan-9780375705236","title":"The Cripple of Inishmaan","description":"In 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighboring island to film a documentary. No one is more excited than Cripple Billy, an unloved boy whose chief occupation has been grazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him. For Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for the Yank. And as news of his audacity ripples through his rumor-starved community, \u003cb\u003eThe Cripple of Inishmaan\u003c\/b\u003e becomes a merciless portrayal of a world so comically cramped and mean-spirited that hope is an affront to its order.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin McDonagh\u003c\/b\u003e's first play, \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty Queen of Leenane, \u003c\/i\u003ewas nominated for six Tony Awards, of which it won four, and the Laurence Olivier Award. In 2003, his play \u003ci\u003eThe Pillowman \u003c\/i\u003ehad its world premiere at the National Theatre, London, and received the 2004 Olivier Award. In 2006, McDonagh won an Oscar for his short film \u003ci\u003eSix Shooter\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2009, \u003ci\u003eIn Bruges\u003c\/i\u003e won a BAFTA for best original screenplay. His most recent works include \u003ci\u003eIn Bruges\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eA Behanding in Spokane, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSeven Psychopaths.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50655392825618,"sku":"9780375705236","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_63f77c5a-f431-4f3c-98ec-fa7985ef0152.jpg?v=1733380357","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cripple-of-inishmaan-9780375705236","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}