Overview
With more than fiftyāfive plays to his creditāincluding the 1979 Pulitzer Prizeāwinning Buried Child, an Oscar nod for his portrayal of Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff, and an onscreen persona thatās been aptly summed up as āGary Cooper in denimāāSam Shepardās impact on American theater and film ranks with the greatest playwrights and actors of the past halfācentury.
Sam Shepard: A Life gets to the heart of Sam Shepard, presenting a compelling and comprehensive account of his life and work.
In a new epilogue, added by the author after Shepardās untimely death in July of 2017, John J. Winters offers a glimpse into the enigmatic authorās last days, when very few knew he was suffering from ALS.
āAn excellent biography . . . Mr. Winters is especially good on the backstage of one of Mr. Shepardās most frequently revived works, True West . . . Mr. Winters has an interesting story to tell, and he recounts it ably, bringing us close to a figure who, he admits, avoids intimacy.ā āThe Wall Street Journal
āA new, thoroughly researched biography . . . Winters does indeed capture a personality more anxious and selfādoubting than previous biographers have grasped.ā āThe Washington Post
āMeticulously presents the facts of Shepardās complex life along with incisive descriptions and analyses of diverse productions of Shepardās demanding and innovative plays . . . Winters portrays Shepard as a magnetic, enigmatic, and multitalented artist drawing on a deep well of loneliness and selfāquestioning, keen attunement to the zeitgeist, and penetrating insight into human nature.ā āBooklist (starred review)
This book title, Sam Shepard (A Life), ISBN: 9781619029736, by John J. Winters, published by Catapult (March 20, 2018) is available in paperback. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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