{"product_id":"at-home-at-the-zoo-homelife-and-the-zoo-story-two-plays-paperback","title":"At Home at the Zoo: Homelife and the Zoo Story: Two Plays - 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\u003eEdward Albee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Albee's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eAt Home at the Zoo\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e brings together two classic one-act plays--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eHomelife\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e and the iconic \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Zoo Story\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e--revealing the evolution of one of modern American drama's most celebrated characters.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eHomelife\u003c\/i\u003e, Albee explores the emotionally subdued domestic existence of Peter and his wife Ann, delving into themes of intimacy, repression, and the quiet agonies of upper-middle-class life.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis narrative seamlessly transitions into \u003ci\u003eThe Zoo Story\u003c\/i\u003e, where Peter's chance encounter with the volatile Jerry in Central Park becomes a harrowing confrontation that exposes the raw nerves of human connection, isolation, and desperation.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBy pairing these works, Albee offers a profound, layered study of identity, civility, and the wild instincts that lurk beneath the surface of civilized society.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Albee\u003c\/b\u003e's (1928-2016) plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Zoo Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1958), \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e (1960), \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e (1961-62, Tony Award), \u003ci\u003eTiny Alice\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eA Delicate Balance\u003c\/i\u003e (1966, Pulitzer Prize, and Tony Award, 1996), \u003ci\u003eSeascape\u003c\/i\u003e (1974, Pulitzer Prize), \u003ci\u003eThree Tall Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1994, Pulitzer Prize), and \u003ci\u003eThe Play About the Baby\u003c\/i\u003e (2001). He was awarded the Gold Medal in Drama from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1980, and in 1996 he received both the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.9 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 25, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53469107421491,"sku":"9781590205242","price":17.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/at-home-at-the-zoo-homelife-and-the-zoo-story-two-plays-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}