From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Buried Child- an extraordinary modern-day interpretation of Oedipus Rex.
SAM SHEPARDwas the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of more than fifty-five plays, three story collections, and two works of prose fiction. As an actor, he appeared in more than sixty films, and received an Oscar nomination in 1984 forThe Right Stuff.He was a finalist for the W. H. Smith Literary Award for his story collectionGreat Dream of Heaven.In 2012 he was awarded an honorary doctorate from Trinity College, Dublin. He was a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, received the Gold Medal for Drama from the Academy, and was inducted into the Theater Hall of Fame. He died in 2017.
“Compelling. . . . Filter[s] the Greek myth through the unsettling,
maverick mind of Shepard’s open-road Southwest.” —Newsday
“Pure Shepard. . . . A noir thriller with touches of Grand Guignol
gore and a sprinkling of surreal humor.” —The New York
Post
“Steeped in blood and horror and passion. . . . There are poetic
passages that can chill and excite.” —The Huffington Post
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