{"product_id":"the-problem-with-the-seventh-year-9781350615878","title":"The Problem with the Seventh Year","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Pierpan'\u003c\/b\u003es most recent play, \u003ci\u003eThe Maddening Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, had a successful London run before going on a UK tour and to New York City's 2011 Brits Off-Broadway festival. Nicholas has twice won the Cameron Mackintosh Award for New Writing for \u003ci\u003eToo Much the Sun \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Problem with the Seventh Year\u003c\/i\u003e. Nicholas was also a finalist for the 2009 Yale Drama Prize for \u003ci\u003eDevolution\u003c\/i\u003e. His short play \u003ci\u003eBird \u003c\/i\u003ewas recently chosen for The Miniaturists at the Arcola Theatre. Another short piece, \u003ci\u003eSomething Came Out\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected for the 2009 Off Cut Festival. Nicholas won the 2009 BAFTA\/Script Factory Serious Screenwriting Award. In 2010, he was chosen by Faber for their screenwriting academy. Nicholas was commissioned by BAFTA-award winning Little Brother Productions to create a six-part television drama about a London school and was also selected for the 2010 BBC Sparks Radio Residency. He has since written an Afternoon Play for BBC Radio4 (\u003ci\u003eTake a Virtual Girl Like You\u003c\/i\u003e), an episode for BBC Radio7's Man in Black series (\u003ci\u003eThe Printed Name\u003c\/i\u003e) and appeared on BBC Radio3's The Verb (with \u003ci\u003eFrom a Distant Room\u003c\/i\u003e). Nicholas has published his poetry in \u003ci\u003ePoetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Granta\/British Council New Writing, \u003ci\u003eTower Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLiberal\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere; his first volume is forthcoming. He holds a PhD in English Literature from Oxford University. He lectures on film and reviews fiction for The \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing (UK)","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52151252156759,"sku":"9781350615878","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781350615878.jpg?v=1762960596","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-problem-with-the-seventh-year-9781350615878","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}