{"product_id":"oleanna-by-david-mamet-9780413626202","title":"Oleanna","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn ear for reproducing everyday language has long been David Mamet's hallmark, and he has now employed it to skewer the dogmatic, puritanical streak which has become commonplace on and off the campus. With \u003cem\u003eOleanna\u003c\/em\u003e, he continues an exploration of male-female conflicts begun with \u003cem\u003eSexual Perversity in Chicago\u003c\/em\u003e in 1974. \u003cem\u003eOleanna\u003c\/em\u003e cogently demonstrates that when free thought and dialogue are imperilled, nobody wins. (Michael Wise, Independent)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eOleanna\u003c\/em\u003e, John and Carol engage in hand-to-hand combat that amounts to a primal struggle for power. As usual with Mamet, the vehicle for that combat is crackling, highly distilled dialogue unencumbered by literary frills or phony theatrical ones. (Frank Rich, International Herald Tribune)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431766966508,"sku":"9780413626202","price":27.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780413626202.jpg?v=1774557210","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/oleanna-by-david-mamet-9780413626202","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}