{"product_id":"selected-plays-9780813206271","title":"Selected Plays","description":"Contents: Philadelphia, Here I Come; The Freedom of the City; Living Quarters; Aristocrats; Faith Healer; Translations \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrian Friel was born in County Tyrone in 1929 and worked as a teacher before turning to full-time writing in 1960. His first stage success was in 1964 with \u003ci\u003ePhiladelphia, Here I Come\u003c\/i\u003e, which established his claim as heir to such distinguished predecessors as Yeats, Synge, O'Casey, and Behan. In 1979 he and actor Stephen Rea formed the Field Day Theatre Company, whose first theatrical production was Friel's \u003ci\u003eTranslations\u003c\/i\u003e in 1980.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included in this selection are \u003ci\u003eThe Freedom of the City\u003c\/i\u003e, set in Londonderry in 1970; \u003ci\u003eLiving Quarters\u003c\/i\u003e, which Desmond MacAvok in the \u003ci\u003eEvening Press\u003c\/i\u003ecalled \"one of the most fascinating and, in the end, truly moving evenings. . .in Irish Theatre\"; \u003ci\u003eFaith Healer\u003c\/i\u003e, a metaphoric depiction of the artist and his gift' and \u003ci\u003eAristocrats\u003c\/i\u003e, \"as fine and as stimulating and as warm a piece of writing as had appeared on the Irish stage for many years,\" according to David Nowland, the \u003ci\u003eIrish Times.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cbr\u003e--------------------------------------------------------------------------------\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-116626\"\u003eBrian Friel\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Catholic University of America Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/01\/1986\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 456\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.37h x 5.33w x 1.10d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813206271\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813206278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-DRA\"\u003eDrama\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/correctionsbookstore.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-DRA003000\"\u003eEuropean | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Catholic University of America Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45914656243887,"sku":"9780813206271","price":26.62,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0651\/9255\/8767\/files\/img_6583c3d4-8f6d-4be7-850e-50b0dca74106.jpg?v=1758828316","url":"https:\/\/www.correctionsbookstore.com\/products\/selected-plays-9780813206271","provider":"Corrections Bookstore ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}