{"product_id":"two-prospectors-9780292761964","title":"Two Prospectors","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSam 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 \u003ci\u003eTrue West\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eFool for Love\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBuried Child\u003c\/i\u003e. Shepard also appeared in more than fifty films, beginning with Terrence Malick’s \u003ci\u003eDays of Heaven\u003c\/i\u003e, and was nominated for an Academy Award for his performance in \u003ci\u003eThe Right Stuff\u003c\/i\u003e. 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eTwo Prospectors\u003c\/i\u003e gathers nearly forty years of correspondence and transcribed conversations between Shepard and Dark. In thes\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"It's fascinating to read about folks who inspire creative genius otherwise known as muses…\u003ci\u003eTwo Prospectors\u003c\/i\u003e 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 *\u003cbr\u003e\"A beautiful volume. . . . The book circles around family life, the challenges of writing and aging, the search for inspiration.\" * Los Angeles Magazine *\u003cbr\u003e\"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 *\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor's Introduction\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCharacters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Letters\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCaption List\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIndex\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49400878367063,"sku":"9780292761964","price":15.19,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780292761964.jpg?v=1730471821","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/two-prospectors-9780292761964","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}