Description
Book SynopsisSam Shepard was arguably America’s finest working dramatist, as well as an accomplished screenwriter, actor, and director. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize, he wrote more than forty-five plays, including True West, Fool for Love, and Buried Child. Shepard also appeared in more than fifty films, beginning with Terrence Malick’s Days of Heaven, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in The Right Stuff. Despite the publicity his work and life attracted, however, Shepard remained a strongly private man who said many times that he would never write a memoir. But he did write intensively about his inner life and creative work to his former father-in-law and housemate, Johnny Dark, who was Shepard’s closest friend, surrogate brother (they were nearly the same age), and even artistic muse.
Two Prospectors gathers nearly forty years of correspondence and transcribed conversations between Shepard and Dark. In thes
Trade Review
"The volume has the feel of an earlier age. . . . The correspondence . . . is rich with allusions to Kerouac and Beckett. . . . A bright pathway directly into the hearts and minds of two compelling men." * Kirkus Reviews *
"It's fascinating to read about folks who inspire creative genius otherwise known as muses…Two Prospectors offers the reader nearly four decades of letters, taped conversations, and photos shared between Shepard and Dark, resulting in a fascinating study of friendship and artistic pursuit." * Cowboys and Indians *
"A beautiful volume. . . . The book circles around family life, the challenges of writing and aging, the search for inspiration." * Los Angeles Magazine *
"Since Shepard has said that he is not interested in writing his memoirs, this collection of letters may be the only primary written record of the esteemed playwright’s life." * Library Journal *
Table of Contents
Editor's Introduction
Acknowledgments
Characters
The Letters
Caption List
Index
