{"product_id":"the-fever-9780571251223","title":"The Fever","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fever\u003c\/i\u003e by Wallace Shawn follows a traveller who falls ill in a poor country, and plummets into a fever of self-examination.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eBut something's been hidden from me, too. Something - a part of myself - has been hidden from me, and I think it's the part that's there on the surface, what anyone in the world could see about me if they saw out the window of a passing train. The incredible history of my feelings and my thoughts could fill up a dozen leather-bound books. But the story of my life - my behaviour, my actions - now that's a slim little paperback, and I've never read it.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Fever\u003c\/i\u003e was first performed by the author in an apartment near Seventh Avenue in New York City in January 1990. It was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1991, and at the Ambassadors Theatre in 1997. \u003ci\u003eThe Fever\u003c\/i\u003e was revived at the Royal Court Theatre in April 2009.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eShawn, Wallace:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eWallace Shawn\u003c\/b\u003e is most recognisable as an actor, from, among others, \u003ci\u003eThe Princess Bride\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eClueless\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eYoung Sheldon\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eManhattan\u003c\/i\u003e, and the voice of Rex in \u003ci\u003eToy Story\u003c\/i\u003e. His first play \u003ci\u003eOur Late Night\u003c\/i\u003e was produced at the Public Theater, NYC, in 1975. \u003ci\u003eAunt Dan and Lemon\u003c\/i\u003e (1985) was first performed at the Public Theater, then the Royal Court in London. \u003ci\u003eThe Fever\u003c\/i\u003e (1990), a modern classic, was first performed by Shawn in his friends' apartments, then transferred to the Royal Court and the West End. \u003ci\u003eThe Designated Mourner\u003c\/i\u003e (1997) was first performed at the National Theatre (starring Mike Nichols, directed by David Hare). With André Gregory, Shawn made the films \u003ci\u003eMy Dinner with André\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eVanya on 42nd Street\u003c\/i\u003e. He has won three Obie Awards.","brand":"Faber \u0026 Faber","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51985579049234,"sku":"9780571251223","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_43af80a6-2a8b-45a5-9d5d-3f4ee6c14a59.jpg?v=1769540132","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-fever-9780571251223","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}