{"product_id":"the-theatre-of-the-absurd-martin-esslin-9781472577023","title":"The Theatre of the Absurd","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 'Theatre of the Absurd' has become a familiar term to describe a group of radical European playwrights - writers such as Samuel Beckett, Eug ne Ionesco, Jean Genet and Harold Pinter - whose dark, funny and humane dramas wrestled profoundly with the meaningless absurdity of the human condition. It is a testament to the power and insight of Martin Esslin's landmark work, originally published in 1961, that its title should enter the English language in the way that it has. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow available in the Bloomsbury Revelations series with a new preface by Marvin Carlson, \u003ci\u003eThe Theatre of the Absurd\u003c\/i\u003e remains to this day a clear-eyed work of criticism on a compelling period of European writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Martin Esslin\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1472577027\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781472577023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Bloomsbury Academic\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/05\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 432\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d","brand":"Martin Esslin","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46070522577151,"sku":"9781472577023","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_42c48461-eda7-457c-9276-a0af24969386.jpg?v=1724243517","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-theatre-of-the-absurd-martin-esslin-9781472577023","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}