{"product_id":"divine-invention-sergio-blanco-9781350525269","title":"Divine Invention: Or the Celebration of Love","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eOne morning, as I was writing, I suddenly understood that as a species, through incredible stubbornness, we were able to write love into our genetic makeup, and that this is enough to redeem us all. We were given mouths to bite with, and with deep intelligence and beauty, we learned to kiss each other.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart performance lecture, part auto-fictional memoir, \u003ci\u003eDivine Invention\u003c\/i\u003e is Sergio Blanco's attempt to say something new about love. To do so, he recalls his own experiences of love, true and invented, and explores the history of love in art, literature, music, and science. The result is a life-affirming new play. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWritten by acclaimed Franco-Uruguayan playwright Sergio Blanco (\u003ci\u003eThebes Land\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Rage of Narcissus\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWhen You Pass Over My Tomb\u003c\/i\u003e) and translated by his long-time collaborator Daniel Goldman, \u003ci\u003eDivine Invention\u003c\/i\u003e is 'collaboration to savour by two masters of the form' (Lyn Gardner). \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the English language world premiere at Edinburgh Fringe Festival's Summerhall in August 2024.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sergio Blanco\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 135052526X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781350525269\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/12\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.12d","brand":"Sergio Blanco","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46311248658687,"sku":"9781350525269","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_25223399-1fe8-4c52-96cc-a5705a7ea197.jpg?v=1730888955","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/divine-invention-sergio-blanco-9781350525269","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}