{"product_id":"essays-9781608460960","title":"Essays","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith his distinctive brand of humour and insight, acclaimed playwright and beloved actor Wallace Shawn takes his readers on a revelatory journey through high art, war, culture, politics and privilege with his first non-fiction collection, which received immense critical acclaim when published in hardback in 2009. The personal and the political become one. Shawn often focuses on contradictions, even when unpleasant, and finds humour in the political and personal challenges of everyday life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCONTENTS   Introduction 9   PART ONE: REALITY   ONE The Quest for Superiority 19  TWO After the Destruction of the 29  World Trade Center  THREE “Morality” 33  FOUR An “American” Publishes a Magazine 49  FIVE Patriotism 53  SIX Interview with Noam Chomsky 55  SEVEN Bush Proposes Preemptive War 71  EIGHT The Invasion of Iraq Is Moments Away 75  NINE Up to Our Necks in War 85  TEN Israel Attacks Gaza 95   PART TWO: DREAM-WORLD   ELEVEN Myself and How I Got into the Theatre 101  TWELVE Reading Plays 117  THIRTEEN Aesthetic Preferences 121  FOURTEEN Interview with Mark Strand 129  FIFTEEN Writing about Sex 155","brand":"Haymarket Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51359711986007,"sku":"9781608460960","price":13.49,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781608460960.jpg?v=1754125484","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/essays-9781608460960","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}