{"product_id":"essays-9781608460960","title":"Essays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Full of what you might call conversation starters: tricky propositions about morality... politics, privilege, runaway nationalist fantasies, collective guilt, and art as a force for change (or not)...It's a treat to hear him speak his curious mind.\"--\u003cem\u003eO Magazine\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e In these beautiful essays, Wallace Shawn takes us on a revelatory journey in which the personal and political become one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether writing about the genesis of his plays, such as \u003cem\u003eAunt Dan and Lemon\u003c\/em\u003e; discussing how the privileged world of arts and letters takes for granted the work of the \"unobtrusives,\" the people who serve our food and deliver our mail; or describing his upbringing in the sheltered world of Manhattan's cultural elite, Shawn reveals a unique ability to step back from the appearance of things to explore their deeper social meanings. He grasps contradictions, even when unpleasant, and challenges us to look, as he does, at our own behavior in a more honest light. He also finds the pathos in the political and personal challenges of everyday life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a sharp wit, remarkable attention to detail, and the same acumen as a writer of prose as he is a playwright, Shawn invites us to look at the world with new eyes, the better to understand--and change it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/21\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608460960\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 167\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 5.20w x 0.40d","brand":"Wallace Shawn","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661791391900,"sku":"9781608460960","price":13.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_a3ca916c-755a-44fc-aaa7-3f6d4073b47a.jpg?v=1603900280","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/essays-9781608460960","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}