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Richard Engling

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Richard Engling is a Chicago novelist, playwright, actor, director, and musician whose books include the novel, VISIONS OF ANNA, and the collection of plays, ANTIGONE AND MACBETH: ADAPTATIONS FOR A WAR-TORN TIME, both published by Polarity Ensemble Books. His plays also include GHOST WATCH and ANNA IN THE AFTERLIFE and have been produced in Chicago and elsewhere. His 1989 novel, BODY MORTGAGE, originally published by Penguin/NAL in the US and Headline in the UK, will soon be released in a new revision.

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	Visions of Anna 3.63 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Body Mortgage 3.10 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1989 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Antigone and Macbeth, Adaptations for a War-Torn Time 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2006	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	She Plays in Darkness by Fern Chertkow, Richard Engling (Goodreads Author) (Foreword) 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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David Auburn’s PROOF is a wonderful, Pulitzer- and Tony-winning script that was made into the hit 2005 movie starring Gweneth Paltrow and Anthony Hopkins. I’ll be playing the Anthony Hopkins role in a heartfelt production at the Skokie Theatre. We’ve got a great cast. It’s going to be a fine production. And the Skokie Theatre is a super-comfortable place to see a show. Nice seats. Cocktails. P...

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Beasts at Bedtime: Revealing the Environmental Wisdom in Children’s Literature

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Richard Engling liked Eric Cartier's review of Visions of Anna: "Richard Engling has written a serious and moving novel about friendship, energy, memory, trauma, magic, healing, love, and creativity. Set in the 1990s, before portable technology emerged that purported to further connect us but only exacerbated o..." Read more of this review »
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Richard Engling rated a book really liked it A Pig in Provence: Good Food and Simple Pleasures in the South of France by Georgeanne Brennan	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
Enjoyable story of expatriot life in Provence. Fosters nice daydreams of living in the French countryside.
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This set of books is my favorite work of literature. I seldom reread books, but I have reread this collection at least five times. The prose is absolutely gorgeous. The characters are deep and complex and fascinating. And each of the books takes you ...more
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