{"product_id":"9780713683295","title":"Closer","description":"\u003ch3\u003eStudent Editions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCloser\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePatrick Marber | Daniel Rosenthal | Daniel Rosenthal | Jenny Stevens | Chris Megson | Matthew Nichols | Sara Freeman\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ European \/ English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e'Love and sex are like politics: it's not what you say that matters, still less what you mean, but what you do. Patrick Marber understands this perfectly, and in Closer he has written one of the best plays of sexual politics in the language: it is right up there with Williams' Streetcar, Mamet's Oleanna, Albee's Virginia Woolf, Pinter's Old Times and Hare's Skylight.' The Sunday Times\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Patrick Marber's searing follow-up to Dealer's Choice establishes him as the leading playwright of his generation.\" Independent on Sunday\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis Student Edition comes complete with a full introduction, plot synopsis, commentary, discussion of the film version, bibliography and questions for study. It is the perfect edition for anyone studying the play at school or college.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePatrick Marber \u003c\/b\u003ewas born in\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003eLondon. His first play, \u003ci\u003eDealer's Choice\u003c\/i\u003e, (1995) won the \u003ci\u003eEvening Standard\u003c\/i\u003e Award for Best Comedy and the Writer's Guild Award for Best West End Play. \u003ci\u003eCloser\u003c\/i\u003e premiered at the Royal National Theatre in May 1997 and went on to receive many awards. Patrick Marber has also written extensively for television and radio including \u003ci\u003eAfter Miss Julie\u003c\/i\u003e (BBC, 1995).\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e23 September 2008\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780713683295\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e224\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e8.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369843818636,"sku":"9780713683295","price":13.46,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_1125e725-b798-40d0-9204-8e893d19de91.jpg?v=1783880684","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9780713683295","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}