{"product_id":"back-to-methuselah-george-bernard-shaw-9781434431301","title":"Back to Methuselah: A Metabiological Pentateuch","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eIn this ambitious cycle of five plays, Back to Methuselah traces the arc of civilization from biblical origins to a speculative future shaped by extreme longevity. Through philosophical dialogue, satire, and visionary themes, Shaw examines the limits of science, politics, and human potential. A bold meditation on evolution, governance, and the soul, the work stands as one of Shaw's most intellectually daring creations.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was an Irish playwright and a co-founder of the London School of Economics. Shaw is the only person awarded both a Nobel Prize for Literature and an Oscar for on the film version of Pygmalion, his best known work. Back to Methuselah consists of a preface (An Infidel Half Century) and a series of five plays: In the Beginning: B.C. 4004 (In the Garden of Eden), The Gospel of the Brothers Barnabas: Present Day, The Thing Happens: A.D. 2170, Tragedy of an Elderly Gentleman: A.D. 3000, and As Far as Thought Can Reach: A.D. 31,920.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e George Bernard Shaw\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1434431304\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781434431301\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Wildside Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/11\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 408\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.14lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.91d","brand":"George Bernard Shaw","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46974467932415,"sku":"9781434431301","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_80bb539d-f4a9-4dd8-839a-2add8e106e80.jpg?v=1750875110","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/back-to-methuselah-george-bernard-shaw-9781434431301","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}