{"product_id":"reykjavik-paperback","title":"Reykjavik - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Bean\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"'For Those in Peril on the Sea' makes dying \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eat sea sound like something noble, patriotic. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhereas their husband, son or father has \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003edied for one half of a fish and chip supper...\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFebruary 1976. In freezing weather off the coast of Iceland, the sidewinder Graham Greene ices up, heels over, and sinks in seconds, taking fifteen of her crew with her. Such are the realities of the brutal world of\u003cbr\u003earctic fishing. On impulse, despised trawlerowner Donald Claxton flies to Reykjavik to see the survivors, setting in train an evening of drinking, horseplay, romance and storytelling that will change all their lives forever. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRichard Bean revisits Hull's Distant Water trawling fleet that gave him his 2005 hit Under the Whaleback. His other plays include\u003ci\u003e To Have and To Hold, Kiss Me\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIn the Club\u003c\/i\u003e at Hampstead, One\u003ci\u003e Man, Two \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eGuvnors\u003c\/i\u003e and\u003ci\u003e Jack Absolute Flies Again\u003c\/i\u003e at the National Theatre.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 2011 Richard became the first playwright to win the Evening Standard Award for Best Play for two plays, \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOne Man, Two Guvnors\u003c\/i\u003e. The New York production of \u003ci\u003eOne Man, Two Guvnors\u003c\/i\u003e was awarded the 2012 Outer Critics' Circle Award for Outstanding New Broadway Play. His recent credits include \u003ci\u003eKiss Me\u003c\/i\u003e (Hampstead), \u003ci\u003eThe Nap\u003c\/i\u003e (Sheffield Crucible), \u003ci\u003eGreat Britain\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre), \u003ci\u003eMade in Dagenham: The Musical\u003c\/i\u003e (Adelphi Theatre) and \u003ci\u003ePitcairn\u003c\/i\u003e (Chichester Minerva Theatre\/Shakespeare's Globe). Richard's other work includes \u003ci\u003eUnder the Whaleback\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court. George Devine Award 2002), \u003ci\u003eThe Heretic\u003c\/i\u003e (The Royal Court. Evening Standard Best New Play 2011), \u003ci\u003eHoneymoon Suite\u003c\/i\u003e (Pearson Play of the Year), \u003ci\u003eHarvest\u003c\/i\u003e (Critic's Circle Best New Play), \u003ci\u003eThe House of Games\u003c\/i\u003e (from David Mamet's film), a new version of Moliere's \u003ci\u003eThe Hypochondriac\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Big Fellah\u003c\/i\u003e (Out of Joint), \u003ci\u003eEngland People Very Nice\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe Mentalists\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre), \u003ci\u003eThe English Game\u003c\/i\u003e (Headlong), \u003ci\u003eUp on Roof\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003ePub Quiz is Life\u003c\/i\u003e (Hull Truck), \u003ci\u003eIn the Club\u003c\/i\u003e (Hampstead), \u003ci\u003eThe God Botherers\u003c\/i\u003e (Bush Theatre) and \u003ci\u003eMr England\u003c\/i\u003e (Sheffield Crucible). His radio plays include \u003ci\u003eUnsinkable\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eRobin Hood's Revenge\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eOf Rats and Men\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.25 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 06, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734177058879,"sku":"9781350544697","price":25.84,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/58ac5a204a35294ef1ea70f53a97ae5c.webp?v=1765138934","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/reykjavik-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}