{"product_id":"port-authority-paperback","title":"Port Authority - 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\u003eConor McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLike so many of the great Irish authors, McPherson's writing has a beautiful, lyrical quality and the characters he creates are not easily forgotten. Once again, he explores the heart and psyche of the common man in these three interconnected monologues. The young man who is desperate to move out of his parent's house once and for all; the middle-aged man, a borderline alcoholic and serial loser who has landed a job he's not qualified for; and the old man, a sprightly widower who tries to make the most of his mundane retirement home existence. Set against a backdrop of contemporary Dublin--these three different generations are vastly different yet all three share a common concern about lost love--and their own part in losing it. The power of these three interlocking stories grows gradually into one incisive portrait of Dublin life, in a play that is hilarious in its detail and moving in its portrait of ordinary lives.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConor McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in 1971 in Dublin. He is best known for \u003ci\u003eThe Weir\u003c\/i\u003e which ran in London's West End for 18 months as well as a lengthy Broadway run. He has won the Laurence Olivier, Critics Circle, Evening Standard, Meyer-Whitworth, Stewart Parker and George Devine awards. Following \u003ci\u003eI Went Down\u003c\/i\u003e (1998), his second film, \u003ci\u003eSaltwater\u003c\/i\u003e, which he directed himself, recently opened in London.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso available by Conor McPherson: \u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Weir and Other Plays\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePB $15.95 1-55936-167-0 - USA\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003eDublin Carol\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePB $11.95 1-55936-185-9 - USA\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConor McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, screenwriter and director. His plays include: \u003ci\u003eThe Weir\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court, London, Duke of York's, West End and Walter Kerr Theatre, New York; Laurence Olivier, Evening Standard, Critics' Circle, George Devine Awards); \u003ci\u003eDublin Carol\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court and Atlantic Theater, New York); \u003ci\u003ePort Authority\u003c\/i\u003e (Ambassadors Theatre, West End, Gate Theatre, Dublin and Atlantic Theater, New York); \u003ci\u003eShining City\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court, Gate Theatre, Dublin and Manhattan Theatre Club, New York; Tony Award nomination for Best Play); \u003ci\u003eThe Seafarer\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre, London, Abbey Theatre, Dublin and Booth Theater, New York; Laurence Olivier, Evening Standard, Tony Award nominations for Best Play); \u003ci\u003eThe Night Alive\u003c\/i\u003e (Donmar Warehouse, London and Atlantic Theater, New York); \u003ci\u003eGirl from the North Country\u003c\/i\u003e (Old Vic, London); and \u003ci\u003eThe Brightening Air\u003c\/i\u003e (Old Vic, London, 2025). Theatre adaptations Chekhov's \u003ci\u003eUncle Vanya\u003c\/i\u003e (West End, 2020) and Pawel Pawlikowski's \u003ci\u003eCold War\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida Theatre, 2023), among others. His work for television and cinema includes the films \u003ci\u003eI Went Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaltwater\u003c\/i\u003e, Samuel Beckett's \u003ci\u003eEndgame\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Actors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Eclipse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStrangers\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as an adaptation of John Banville's \u003ci\u003eElegy for April\u003c\/i\u003e for the BBC, and the original television drama \u003ci\u003ePaula\u003c\/i\u003e for BBC2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.6 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 01, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53477365055795,"sku":"9781559362078","price":11.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0990\/0746\/3731\/files\/AmRyBGSZQu9781559362078.webp?v=1781612562","url":"https:\/\/s3xxpj-vy.myshopify.com\/products\/port-authority-paperback","provider":"The Celestial Starlit Phoenix ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}