{"product_id":"mamet-plays-1-by-david-mamet-9780413645906","title":"Mamet Plays: 1","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eDuck Variations\u003c\/em\u003e: \"A brilliant little play...about two old men sitting on a park bench discussing ducks\" (\u003cem\u003eGuardian\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSexual Perversity in Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e revolves around bar-room banter and sexual exploits in Mamet's home town, \"sweet sad understanding and utterly believable\" (\u003cem\u003eChicago Daily News\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eSquirrels\u003c\/em\u003e is a sequence of philosophising between a younger writer, an older writer and a cleaning lady which \"memorably captures the agony of the creative process\" (\u003cem\u003eDaily Telegraph\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Buffalo\u003c\/em\u003e, one of Mamet's most famous plays, is set in a junk shop where three small-time crooks plot to carry out the midnight robbery of a coin collection. In the hours leading up to the heist, friendship becomes the victim in a conflict between loyalty and business.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Water Engine\u003c\/em\u003e is \"a propulsive, kaleidoscopic nightmare\".\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eMr Happiness\u003c\/em\u003e is a short ironic monologue by a Radio DJ commenting on the letters from his listeners.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596876431596,"sku":"9780413645906","price":49.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780413645906-mamet-plays-1.jpg?v=1777943490","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mamet-plays-1-by-david-mamet-9780413645906","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}