{"product_id":"9781350361072","title":"Narcissist","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eNarcissist\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eChristopher Shinn\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Theater \/ Playwriting\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou can't live your life thinking everything \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eyou text will become public knowledge.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCensoring yourself is no way to live.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEveryone needs Jim.\u003cbr\u003eHis mother.\u003cbr\u003eHis best friend.\u003cbr\u003eHis brother.\u003cbr\u003eA hopeful future President.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBut can Jim really help anyone, when he isn't sure who he is any more, or what he actually believes? An expert in electoral strategy, he's forged a successful career by advising politicians how to communicate with voters. But following seismic shifts in the political landscape, he's disillusioned. And his marriage is in crisis. As he juggles the demands on his life through his smartphone, will the lure of success and fame prove irresistible?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Narcissist\u003c\/i\u003e is a gripping, inventive and witty take on personal and political communication in the internet age by celebrated US playwright Christopher Shinn. This edition was published to coincide with the premiere at Chichester Festival Theatre in August 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eChristopher Shinn\u003c\/b\u003e (b. 1975) is an American playwright from New York. His plays include \u003ci\u003eNow or Later \u003c\/i\u003e(shortlisted for the Evening Standard Theatre Award for Best Play), \u003ci\u003eDying City\u003c\/i\u003e (Pulitzer Prize finalist), \u003ci\u003eWhere Do We Live\u003c\/i\u003e (winner of an Obie in Playwriting), \u003ci\u003eAn Opening In Time, Teddy Ferrara\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePicked\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFour\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhat Didn't Happen\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOn the Mountain\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOther People\u003c\/i\u003e, and\u003ci\u003e The Coming World\u003c\/i\u003e. His adaptation of \u003ci\u003eHedda Gabler \u003c\/i\u003epremiered on Broadway (American Airlines Theatre), and he has written short plays for Naked Angels (Democracy Project), the 24 Hour Plays on Broadway, the Bush Theatre (\u003ci\u003eSixty-Six Books\u003c\/i\u003e), and Headlong (\u003ci\u003eDecade\u003c\/i\u003e). His work has been premiered by Lincoln Center Theater, Manhattan Theatre Club, Playwrights Horizons, the Vineyard Theatre, South Coast Rep, the Goodman, the Royal Court, and the Soho Theatre, and later produced around the world. Christopher Shinn's awards include a Guggenheim Fellowship in Playwriting, a grant from the NEA\/TCG Residency Program, an Obie in Playwriting and the Robert Chesley Award.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e20 October 2022\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\u003e9781350361072\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\u003e96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e4.0\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51369615622284,"sku":"9781350361072","price":14.36,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_9504844e-f25b-4cb1-9d9c-8232f537b1b1.jpg?v=1783879861","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781350361072","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}