States Of Shock (Modern Plays) - Softcover

STATES OF SHOCK, FAR NORTH and SILENT TONGUE

Original Wraps. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket, as Issued. First Edition. First impression of the true first edition. A paperback original. ***Near fine in illustrated wrappers. No foxing. Pages clean. No reading creases to spine. Spine tight. No fading. Wrappers clean and bright. ***202 pages. 186 mm x 120 mm. ***' In his latest play, States of Shock, Sam Shepard turns a bizarre anniversary party into a grisly yet hilarious reopening of the wounds of war, sex and family betrayal. ***This volume also includes Shepard's screenplays for two films: Far North, a fond and sorrowful look across the gap between genders and generations; and Silent Tongue which recasts the history of the white presence on the American frontier as Greek tragedy, with two half-Kiowa sisters playing the roles of sacrificial victim and avenging fury. ***'His plays are a form of exorcism: magical, sometimes surreal rituals that grapple with demonic forces in the American landscape.' [Newsweek] Quote from rear wrapper blurb. ***First impression of the true first edition, a paperback original, in bright fine collectable condition. ***For all our books, postage is charged at cost, allowing for packaging: any shipping rates indicated on ABE are an average only: we will reduce the P & P charge where appropriate - please contact us for postal rates for heavier books and sets etc. Artikel-Nr. 6787

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