{"product_id":"brighton-beach-memoirs-9780452275287","title":"Brighton Beach Memoirs","description":"\u003cb\u003eA young boy from Brooklyn comes of age in the first play in Neil Simon's semi-autobiographical \"Eugene Trilogy\"--followed by \u003ci\u003eBiloxi Blues\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eBroadway Bound\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeet Eugene Jerome and his family, fighting the hard times and sometimes each other--with laughter, tears, and love. It is 1937 in Brooklyn during the heart of the Depression. Fifteen-year-old Eugene Jerome lives in Brighton Beach with his family. He is witty, perceptive, obsessed with sex, and forever fantasizing his baseball-diamond triumphs as star pitcher for the New York Yankees. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAs our guide through his \"memoirs,\" Eugene takes us through a series of trenchant observations and insights that show his family meeting life's challenges with pride, spirit, and a marvelous sense of humor. But as World War II looms ever closer, Eugene sees his own innocence slipping away as the first important era of his life ends--and a new one begins. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award for Best Play and the Drama Desk Award for Outstanding New Play\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Plume Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/01\/1995\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780452275287\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.29lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.03h x 5.32w x 0.42d","brand":"Neil Simon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42916914626741,"sku":"9780452275287","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_b7e815cf-668c-475b-9f38-be94414e7bb5.jpg?v=1687273638","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/brighton-beach-memoirs-9780452275287","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}