The Playbook
A Story of Theatre, Democracy and the Making of a Culture War
$40.94
- Paperback
384 pages
- Release Date
5 June 2025
Summary
‘Tremendous.’ DAVID HARE ‘An absorbing, necessary book.’ AHAD AKHTAR ‘Fascinating and energising.’ FINANCIAL TIMES
From the ‘Winner of Winners’ of the Baillie Gifford Prize, a timely and dramatic story of a utopian American experiment, and the self-serving politicians that engineered its downfall.
In 1935 the American public was presented with a radical opportunity.
Established under President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s N…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780571372775 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0571372775 |
| Author: | James Shapiro |
| Publisher: | Faber & Faber |
| Imprint: | Faber & Faber |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 384 |
| Release Date: | 5 June 2025 |
| Weight: | 312g |
| Dimensions: | 129mm x 198mm |
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James Shapiro
James Shapiro teaches English at Columbia University in New York. He is the author of several books, including 1599: A Year in the Life of William Shakespeare, winner of the BBC4 Samuel Johnson Prize in 2006 and the Baillie Gifford ‘Winner of Winners’ in 2023, as well as Shakespeare in a Divided America.
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