{"product_id":"nocturne-9780571211326","title":"Nocturne","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"Fifteen years ago I killed my sister.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo begins Adam Rapp's highly acclaimed play \u003ci\u003eNocturne\u003c\/i\u003e, in which a 32-year-old former piano prodigy recounts the tragic events that tore his family apart. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith a keen eye for human relationships and a deft ear for language, Rapp explores the aftershock of this unimaginable event. The father is so incapable of forgiveness he puts a gun in his son's mouth; the mother so shattered, she deserts the family and eventually takes leave of her sanity altogether; the son--only 17 years old at the time--sets out for New York City. There, he seeks an uneasy refuge in books and reinvents himself as a writer. Across the decade and a half that follows he tries to cope with the ramifications of his own anguish and estrangement while making a desperate search for redemption. \u003cbr\u003eA devastating, elegant, and gripping dissection of the American dream, \u003ci\u003eNocturne\u003c\/i\u003e signals a brave new voice in American theater.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/10\/2002\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780571211326\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.22lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.36h x 5.58w x 0.26d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAward:\u003c\/b\u003e Saroyan Writing Prize - Finalist\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2002 pg. 794\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/15\/2002 pg. 144\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Adam Rapp","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38351439855797,"sku":"9780571211326","price":13.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_40fd602d-9e35-414e-baef-ddeba5a0fe69.jpg?v=1611648361","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/nocturne-9780571211326","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}