{"product_id":"angels-in-america-a-gay-fantasia-on-national-themes-paperback","title":"Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTony Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eAngels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes\u003c\/i\u003e includes \u003ci\u003ePart One, Millennium Approaches\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePart Two, Perestroika\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Glorious. A monumental, subversive, altogether remarkable masterwork...Details of specific catastrophes may have changed since this Reagan-era AIDS epic won the Pulitzer and the Tony, but the real cosmic and human obsessions--power, religion, sex, responsibility, the future of the world--are as perilous, yet as falling-down funny, as ever.\" -Linda Winer, \u003ci\u003eNewsday\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA vast, miraculous play... provocative, witty and deeply upsetting... a searching and radical rethinking of American political drama. - Frank Rich, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA victory for theater, for the transforming power of the imagination to turn devastation into beauty. - John Lahr, \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"An enormously impressive work of the imagination and intellect, a towering example of what theater stretched to its full potential can achieve.\" -\u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia Inquirer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAngels in America is the finest drama of our time, speaking to us of an entire era of life and death as no other play within memory. It ranks as nothing less than one of the greatest plays of the twentieth century. - John Heilpern, \u003ci\u003e New York Observer\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Some playwrights want to change the world. Some want to revolutionize theater. Tony Kushner is that rarity of rarities: a writer who has the promise to do both.\" -\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis new edition of Tony Kushner's masterpiece is published with the author's recent changes and a new introduction in celebration of the twentieth anniversary of its original production. One of the most honored American plays in history, \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded two Tony Awards for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for Drama. It was made into an Emmy Award-winning HBO film directed by Mike Nichols. This two-part epic, subtitled A Gay Fantasia on National Themes, has received hundreds of performances worldwide in more than twenty-six languages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHydriotaphia, or the Death of Dr. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted from the play by Pierre Cornelle; \u003ci\u003eSlavs \u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Bright Room Called Day\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHomebody\/Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Caroline, or Change\u003c\/i\u003e, a musical with composer Jeanine Tesori; and \u003ci\u003eThe Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote the screenplays for Mike Nichols's film of \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e and for Steven Spielberg's \u003ci\u003eMunich\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include\u003ci\u003e The Art of Maurice Sendak: 1980 to the Present; Brundibar\u003c\/i\u003e, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak; and \u003ci\u003eWrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e, co-edited with Alisa Solomon.\u003cbr\u003eAmong many honors, Kushner is the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, three Obie Awards, two Evening Standard Awards, an Olivier Award, an Emmy Award, two Oscar nominations, and the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2012, he was awarded a National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama. He lives in Manhattan with his husband, Mark Harris.\u003cbr\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTony Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e's plays include \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHydriotaphia, or the Death of Dr. Brown\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Illusion\u003c\/i\u003e, adapted from the play by Pierre Cornelle; \u003ci\u003eSlavs!\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eA Bright Room Called Day\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eHomebody\/Kabul\u003c\/i\u003e;\u003ci\u003e Caroline, or Change\u003c\/i\u003e, a musical with composer Jeanine Tesori; and \u003ci\u003eThe Intelligent Homosexual's Guide to Capitalism and Socialism with a Key to the Scriptures\u003c\/i\u003e. He wrote the screenplays for Mike Nichols's film of \u003ci\u003eAngels in America\u003c\/i\u003e and for Steven Spielberg's \u003ci\u003eMunich\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLincoln\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include\u003ci\u003e The Art of Maurice Sendak: 1980 to the Present; Brundibar\u003c\/i\u003e, with illustrations by Maurice Sendak; and \u003ci\u003eWrestling with Zion: Progressive Jewish-American Responses to the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict\u003c\/i\u003e, co-edited with Alisa Solomon.\u003cbr\u003eAmong many honors, Kushner is the recipient of a Pulitzer Prize, two Tony Awards, three Obie Awards, two Evening Standard Awards, an Olivier Award, an Emmy Award, two Oscar nominations, and the Steinberg Distinguished Playwright Award. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. In 2012, he was awarded a National Medal of Arts by President Barack Obama. He lives in Manhattan with his husband, Mark Harris.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 24, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978487497005,"sku":"9781559363846","price":20.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/SG5jSHNqQnk5NExyR0Z0em1sRWNtZz09.webp?v=1775805441","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/angels-in-america-a-gay-fantasia-on-national-themes-paperback","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}