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Wallace Shawn usually appears in our mind's eye as the consummate eccentric actor: the shy literature teacher in Clueless, the diabolically rational villain in "The Princess Bride", or as the eponymous protagonist of Vanya on 42nd Street. This title offers a personal look into the life and literary work of this man.
List of contents
Series Foreword Robert Dawidoff Foreword John Lahr Introduction: "On the Way to Balducci's" 1. Early Writings: Four Meals in May and The Old Man 2. The "Plays": The Hotel Play, The Family Play, and The Hospital Play 3. "Inside Your Thing, But I'll Do It Quickly": Our Late Night, In the Dark, and A Thought in Three Parts 4. "A Powerful Smell of Urine": Marie and Bruce, The Mandrake, and The Music Teacher 5. "In the Way in Relation to Others": My Dinner with Andre 6. Beyond "A Certain Chain of Reasoning": Aunt Dan and Lemon 7. "A Piece Of a Human Brain": The Fever Epilogue I: "A Genuine Family Drama": Vanya on 42nd Street Epilogue II: "I can't...just...I can't...totally": The Designated Mourner Appendix: The Man behind the Voice: Interview of Wallace Shawn by Mark Strand Notes Bibliography Index
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Wallace Shawn usually appears in our mind's eye as the consummate eccentric actor: the shy literature teacher in Clueless, the diabolically rational villain in "The Princess Bride", or as the eponymous protagonist of Vanya on 42nd Street. This title offers a personal look into the life and literary work of this man.
