{"product_id":"the-judas-kiss-david-hare-9780802135728","title":"The Judas Kiss: A Play","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"If equal affection cannot be\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLet the more loving one be me.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e--W.H. Auden\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOscar Wilde's relationship with Lord Alfred Douglas has inspired contemporary writers for decades. In his heartbreaking account of love tested to destruction, David Hare presents his powerful interpretation of what may have happened behind closed doors between Wilde and Douglas.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Judas Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e lays bare the drama of two critical moments in Wilde's last years: the day he decides to stay in England and face imprisonment, and the night after his release, two years later, when the lover for whom he risked and lost everything betrays him.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith a quiet but burning sense of outrage, \u003cem\u003eThe Judas Kiss\u003c\/em\u003e presents the consequences of taking an uncompromisingly moral position in a world defined by fear, expedience, and conformity.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Hare\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0802135722\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780802135728\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Grove Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/14\/1998\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.24h x 5.48w x 0.36d","brand":"David Hare","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43926150709503,"sku":"9780802135728","price":16.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_d0fda984-7391-4d2d-8a5a-e7d75b7a9d53.jpg?v=1681081484","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-judas-kiss-david-hare-9780802135728","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}