false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255670920m/12142.jpg 12142 6 Brilliant, prolific, uniquely American, Pulitzer prizewinning playwright Sam Separd is a major voice in contemporary theatre. And here are seven of his very best.<br><br>"One of the most original, prolific and gifted dramatists at work today."—<i>The New Yorker</i><br><br>"The greatest American playwright of his generation...the most inventive in language and revolutionary in craft, [he] is the writer whose work most accurately maps the interior and exterior landscapes of his society."—<i>New York Magazine</i><br><br>"If plays were put in time capsules, future generations would get a sharp-toothed profile of life in the U.S. in the past decade and a half from the works of Sam Shepard."—<i>Time<br></i><br>"Sam Shepard is the most exciting presence in the movie world and one of the most gifted writers ever to work on the American stage."—Marsha Norman, Pulitzer prizewinning author of <i>‘Night, Mother.<br></i><br>"One of our best and most challenging playwrights...his plays are a form of exorcism: magical, sometimes surreal rituals that grapple with the demonic forces in the American landscape."—<i>Newsweek</i><br><br>"His plays are stunning in thier originality, defiant and inscrutable."—<i>Esquire</i><br><br>"Sam Shepard is phenomenal..the best practicing American playwright."—<i>The New Republic</i> 14484 1981 Sam Shepard: Seven Plays (Buried Child, Curse of the Starving Class, The Tooth of Crime, La Turista, Tongues, Savage Love, True West) total:539|5:219|4:235|3:70|2:12|1:3| 539 2272 660 38 4 1 false false Sat Feb 21 10:19:51 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 21 10:25:56 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jan 08 19:14:25 -0800 2009 Sun Jan 18 14:30:52 -0800 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Fri Aug 15 12:01:54 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 24 17:58:00 -0700 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Wed Jan 09 06:45:18 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 09 06:54:20 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 08:40:20 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 08:42:24 -0700 2009 1 0 false false Sat Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Jun 24 18:26:29 -0700 2007 Sat Oct 06 21:03:41 -0700 2007 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Sep 10 05:19:22 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 10 05:20:14 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Sun Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2006 Mon Jun 15 13:38:14 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 07 12:46:12 -0700 2009 La Turista. Sorry, I’m just not a fan of Sam Shepard’s plays. I wanted to be. I tried, but he is too off the wall and abstract. ]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Nov 06 17:13:14 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 06 17:13:38 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Fri Dec 19 08:22:42 -0800 2008 Fri Dec 19 08:23:08 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Tue Feb 03 13:32:58 -0800 2009 Thu Jul 26 19:40:54 -0700 2007 Tue Feb 03 13:32:58 -0800 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Sun Jul 01 18:06:06 -0700 2007 Sun Jul 01 18:28:28 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2000 Mon Aug 13 17:55:50 -0700 2007 Mon Aug 13 18:03:21 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 1996 Wed Jan 30 10:20:48 -0800 2008 Wed Jan 30 10:20:48 -0800 2008 5 0 false false Thu Jul 24 07:49:57 -0700 2008 Fri Jul 25 08:46:37 -0700 2008 4 0 false false Thu Jun 07 12:43:47 -0700 2007 Thu Jun 07 12:46:25 -0700 2007 Black Hawk Down or The Right Stuff.]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Thu Jan 03 13:54:51 -0800 2008 Thu Jan 03 13:56:25 -0800 2008 4 0 false false Mon Jul 16 13:06:47 -0700 2007 Mon Jul 16 13:08:44 -0700 2007 5 0 false false Thu Jun 05 15:28:22 -0700 2008 Thu Jun 05 15:30:10 -0700 2008 3 0 false false Thu Oct 02 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 13:14:31 -0700 2008 Thu Oct 02 12:50:14 -0700 2008 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=12142