{"product_id":"hotel-room-trilogy-three-one-act-plays-paperback","title":"Hotel Room Trilogy: Three One-Act Plays - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBarry Gifford\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom the award-winning author and screenplay writer, a trio of one-act plays depicting the spooky, strange, and tragic passage of guests through the same New York City hotel room (number 603). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"The dialogue has the evocative spareness of Pinter, and [the] control of mood [is] menacing, mesmerizing.\" --\u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe tangible mystery of these stories is grounded in the peculiar relationships that unfold slowly, producing an unrelenting uncanny atmosphere. In each play, a family member has recently died and the survivors are left to deal with the consequences. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \"Tricks\" Gifford approaches the psychological territory of Kafka. We meet two men looking for something more than just sex from a prostitute. Are the men two halves of a severed personality? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \"Blackout\" Danny and Diane, an Oklahoma couple of the 1930s, cannot move beyond the grief of a personal tragedy. Refusing to accept the death of her son, Diane seeks refuge in low-level deliriums. \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn \"Mrs. Kashfi\" a young boy experiences a spooky visitation while his mother voyages into the sea of clairvoyance with a fortune teller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWritten for David Lynch's 1993 drama \u003ci\u003eHotel Room\u003c\/i\u003e for HBO, two of these stories, \"Tricks\" and \"Blackout\" were nominated for the Cable Ace Award. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\"Gifford's night people are a strange mix of utter weirdness and bedrock humanity, rampant eccentricity, and absolute individuality. Some things in life are beyond analysis, and Barry Gifford is one of them.\" \u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eBARRY GIFFORD \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of more than forty published works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages. Gifford began his career as a poet and musician. His most recent prose works are \u003ci\u003eThe Roy Stories, Landscape With Traveler: The Pillow Book of Francis Reeves\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJack's Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac\u003c\/i\u003e. His most recent poetry collection is \u003ci\u003eImagining Paradise: New and Selected Poems\u003c\/i\u003e (2012). Gifford lives in the San Francisco area.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 76\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.7 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 22, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42725293523007,"sku":"9781644213940","price":12.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/10db2f9b8448a78851da574914d48e3b.webp?v=1765105986","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/hotel-room-trilogy-three-one-act-plays-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}