{"product_id":"lanford-wilson-david-crespy-9780826223517","title":"Lanford Wilson: Early Stories, Sketches, and Poems","description":"Before Lanford Wilson became a Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright, with such celebrated productions as \u003ci\u003eThe Hot l Baltimore, Fifth of July, Talley's Folly, \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eBurn This, \u003c\/i\u003ehe wrote dozens of short stories and poems, many of which take place in the 1950s, small-town Missouri where he grew up. This selection of Wilson's early work, written between 1955 and 1967 when he was between the ages of 18 and 30, provides a rare look at a young writer developing his style. The stories explore many of the themes Wilson later took up in the theater, such as sexual identity and the rupture of societies and families. These never-before-published works--part of the manuscript collection donated by Wilson to the University of Missouri--shed light on the roots of some of America's best-loved plays and are accomplished and evocative works in their own right.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Crespy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826223516\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826223517\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of Missouri Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/22\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"David Crespy","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520099856639,"sku":"9780826223517","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d021ddaa-24e7-44cb-b581-7a37812b9bd4.jpg?v=1778740743","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/lanford-wilson-david-crespy-9780826223517","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}