Description: THE SUNSET LIMITED: A NOVEL IN DRAMATIC FORM - WITH A COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA FROM THE STAGE PRODUCTION AT THE STEPPENWOLF THEATRE Author: McCarthy, Cormac Title: THE SUNSET LIMITED: A NOVEL IN DRAMATIC FORM - WITH A COLLECTION OF EPHEMERA FROM THE STAGE PRODUCTION AT THE STEPPENWOLF THEATRE Publication: New York: Vintage International, 2006 Edition: First Edition Description: McCarthy's third play, released simultaneously as a paperback original on the same day as his Pulitzer Prize-winning novel The Road. It is a powerful work, centered around an extended conversation between a Black ex-con and evangelical Christian and a white atheist and professor, who together contemplate the meaning of life, death, and faith. The play was first produced by the Steppenwolf Theatre Company in Chicago, directed by Sheldon Patinkin, and starring Freeman Coffey and Austin Pendleton. It premiered on May 18, 2006. The Steppenwolf Backstage magazine contains six pages of content pertaining to The Sunset Limited, with additional content dedicated to Don DeLillo's play Love-Lies-Bleeding. The Sunset Limited received only modest recognition until it was developed into a feature film by HBO in 2010, directed by Tommy Lee Jones and starring Jones and Samuel L. Jackson, in what amounts to some of the finest performances by either actor. First Printing, a trade paperback original. Octavo (20cm); glossy pictorial card wrappers; [x],[2],3-143,[5]pp. A Fine copy. Offered together with a copy of the Spring, 2006 issue of Steppenwolf Backstage (Chicago: Steppenwolf Theatre Company, 2006). Quarto (27.75cm); original photo-illustrated wrappers, stapled; 42pp; illus. Light wear and handling, else a clean, Near Fine copy. Offered together with four ephemeral items pertaining to the stage production: 1) A large tri-fold pictorial program (measuring 5.75" x 11"), 2) an advertising mailer on thick card stock (9" x 6"), 3) a smaller advertising mailer on thinner stock (8.5" x 5.5"), and 4) an original ticket stub from an early performance of the play, on Sunday, May 28, 2006. All items Fine. Seller ID: 7544 Subject: Literature Captain Ahab's Rare Books pursues fine books in all fields, with a special emphasis in 19th and 20th century literature, manuscripts, association copies, mystery & science fiction. We are proud members of the Virginia Antiquarian Booksellers Association. Terms All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Author: McCarthy, Cormac
Publisher: Vintage International
Year Printed: 2006
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Binding: Softcover, Wraps
Language: English
Original/Facsimile: Original
