{"product_id":"9781472530172","title":"Cripple of Inishmaan","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eCripple of Inishmaan\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eMartin McDonagh\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1934, the people of Inishmaan learn that the Hollywood director Robert Flaherty is coming to the neighbouring island to film his documentary \u003ci\u003eMan of Aran\u003c\/i\u003e. No one is more excited than Billy, an unloved and crippled boy whose chief occupation has been gazing at cows and yearning for a girl who wants no part of him. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFor Billy is determined to cross the sea and audition for the Yank. As news of his audacity ripples through his rumour-starved community, \u003ci\u003eThe Cripple of Inishmaan\u003c\/i\u003e becomes a merciless portrayal of a world so comically cramped and mean-spirited that hope is an affront to its order. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this bleak yet uproariously funny play, Martin McDonagh fulfilled the promise of his award-winning \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty Queen of Leenane \u003c\/i\u003ewhile confirming his place in a tradition that extends from Synge to O'Casey and Brendan Behan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin McDonagh\u003c\/b\u003e is a Tony- and Oscar-winning scriptwriter whose first play\u003ci\u003e, The Beauty Queen of Leenane\u003c\/i\u003e. was the 1996 winner of the George Devine Award; the Writer's Guild Award for Best Fringe Play; the Evening Standard Award for Most Promising Newcomer; four Tonys; and the Laurence Olivier Award.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSince then McDonagh has gone on to write multiple smash-hit shows and films, and to win multiple awards including an Academy Award for Live Action Short Film for\u003ci\u003e Six Shoote\u003c\/i\u003er (2005), an Oscar nomination, a British Independent Film Award for best screenplay, an Irish Playwrights and Screenwriters Guild Award for Best Film Script, and a BAFTA for best original screenplay, all for\u003ci\u003e In Bruges\u003c\/i\u003e (starring Colin Farrell and Brendan Gleeson, 2008), and a Laurence Olivier award for Best New Play for \u003ci\u003eThe Pillowman\u003c\/i\u003e (won 2004).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 August 2013\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\u003e9781472530172\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\u003e3.52\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51331385917580,"sku":"9781472530172","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_568f54c7-b636-4b49-860d-f46970957692.jpg?v=1783596281","url":"https:\/\/lateknightbooks.com\/products\/9781472530172","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}