{"product_id":"semi-monde-paperback","title":"Semi-Monde - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eNo? Coward\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first single edition of No? Coward's most controversial play.\u003cbr\u003e\"Only\u003cbr\u003ein \u003ci\u003eSemi-Monde\u003c\/i\u003e does Coward find a successful metaphor for the sexual\u003cbr\u003ecomplications that lie behind his posturing. \u003ci\u003eSemi-Monde\u003c\/i\u003e is easily the\u003cbr\u003emost visually daring of his comedies, and the most intellectually\u003cbr\u003estartling ... made up of sexually mischievous tableaux\u003cbr\u003evivants and gets much nearer the homosexual knuckle than Coward's\u003cbr\u003epublic image allowed.\" - (John Lahr, London Review of Books)\u003cbr\u003eWritten\u003cbr\u003ein 1926 and originally entitled \u003ci\u003eRitz Bar\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSemi-Monde\u003c\/i\u003e was considered too\u003cbr\u003edaring for its time: \"its production in London or New York seemed\u003cbr\u003eunlikely as some of the characters, owing to lightly suggested\u003cbr\u003eabnormalities, would certainly be deleted by the censor\" (No? Coward, \u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePresent Indicative\u003c\/i\u003e). The play finally received its public premiere only\u003cbr\u003eafter Coward's death, at the Citizen's Theatre, Glasgow, in September\u003cbr\u003e1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNoel Coward (1899-1973) was not only an important British playwright\u003cbr\u003eand lyricist but he also wrote fiction, three volumes of autobiography, \u003cbr\u003eand numerous reflections in other genres which number well over 100\u003cbr\u003edifferent works. He was also a distinguished actor and cabaret\u003cbr\u003eperformer. He was easily one of this century's greatest wits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 15, 2001\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42706598068287,"sku":"9780413763006","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/7fe4eb819983f1d9961299d68a9b0d52.webp?v=1765041043","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/semi-monde-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}