{"product_id":"the-lehman-trilogy-9780062940469","title":"The Lehman Trilogy","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBasis for the 2022 'Tony Award Best Play' winner\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMagnificent in scope, internationally lauded, and transcendent, the novel in verse that inspired the sensational West End and Broadway play of the same name. \u003cem\u003eThe Lehman Trilogy \u003c\/em\u003efollows the epic rise and fall of three generations of that infamous family and through them tells the story of American ambition and hubris. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter leaving his native Bavaria, Henry Lehman arrives in America determined to make a better life. Sensing opportunity in the Deep South, he opens a textile shop in Alabama, laying the foundation for a dynasty that will come to dominate and define modern capitalism. Emanuel and his brother Mayer begin investing in anything and everything that will turn a profit, from cotton to coal to railroads to oil to airplanes--even at the expense of the very nation that forged them. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning three generations and 150 years, \u003cem\u003eThe Lehman Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e is a moving epic that dares to tell the story of modern capitalism through the saga of the Lehman brothers and their descendants. Surprising and exciting, brilliant and inventive, Stefano Massini's masterpiece--like \u003cem\u003eHamilton\u003c\/em\u003e--is a story of immigration, ambition, and success; it is the story of America itself from a daring and original perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTranslated from the Italian by Richard Dixon \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMassini, Stefano:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eStefano Massini (1975) is an internationally renowned novelist, essayist and playwright. His plays, including his celebrated \u003cem\u003eThe Lehman Trilogy\u003c\/em\u003e, have been translated into twenty-four languages and staged by such directors as Luca Ronconi and the Oscar-winning Sam Mendes. \u003cem\u003eQualcosa sui Lehman\u003c\/em\u003e has been among the most acclaimed novels published in Italy in recent years and won the Premio Selezione Campiello, the Premio Super Mondello, the Premio De Sica, the Prix Médicis Essai and the Prix Meilleur Livre Étranger. His other works include \u003cem\u003eDizionario inesistente\u003c\/em\u003e (2018) and \u003cem\u003eLadies Football Club\u003c\/em\u003e (2019).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harpervia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50378292298002,"sku":"9780062940469","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_ac7ce128-1046-4dcb-9474-3e14f2bd604e.jpg?v=1728644580","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lehman-trilogy-9780062940469","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}