{"product_id":"shining-city-paperback-1","title":"Shining City - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eConor McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eShining City\u003c\/i\u003e has been an unqualified critical success and quite possibly Conor McPherson's finest work. In Dublin, a man seeks help from a counselor, claiming to have seen the ghost of his recently deceased wife. But what begins as just an unusual encounter becomes a struggle between the living and dead--a struggle that will shape and define both men for the rest of their lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlso included here is the one-act, \u003ci\u003eCome on Over\u003c\/i\u003e, about a Jesuit priest sent to investigate a \"miracle\" in his hometown, where he re-encounters the woman who loved him 30 years before.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConor McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e was born in Dublin, Ireland, where he still lives. His plays include \u003ci\u003eThis Lime Tree Bower\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSt. Nicholas\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Weir\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePort Authority\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDublin Carol\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eConor McPherson\u003c\/b\u003e is a playwright, screenwriter and director. His plays include: \u003ci\u003eThe Weir\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court, London, Duke of York's, West End and Walter Kerr Theatre, New York; Laurence Olivier, Evening Standard, Critics' Circle, George Devine Awards); \u003ci\u003eDublin Carol\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court and Atlantic Theater, New York); \u003ci\u003ePort Authority\u003c\/i\u003e (Ambassadors Theatre, West End, Gate Theatre, Dublin and Atlantic Theater, New York); \u003ci\u003eShining City\u003c\/i\u003e (Royal Court, Gate Theatre, Dublin and Manhattan Theatre Club, New York; Tony Award nomination for Best Play); \u003ci\u003eThe Seafarer\u003c\/i\u003e (National Theatre, London, Abbey Theatre, Dublin and Booth Theater, New York; Laurence Olivier, Evening Standard, Tony Award nominations for Best Play); \u003ci\u003eThe Night Alive\u003c\/i\u003e (Donmar Warehouse, London and Atlantic Theater, New York); \u003ci\u003eGirl from the North Country\u003c\/i\u003e (Old Vic, London); and \u003ci\u003eThe Brightening Air\u003c\/i\u003e (Old Vic, London, 2025). Theatre adaptations Chekhov's \u003ci\u003eUncle Vanya\u003c\/i\u003e (West End, 2020) and Pawel Pawlikowski's \u003ci\u003eCold War\u003c\/i\u003e (Almeida Theatre, 2023), among others. His work for television and cinema includes the films \u003ci\u003eI Went Down\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSaltwater\u003c\/i\u003e, Samuel Beckett's \u003ci\u003eEndgame\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Actors\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Eclipse\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eStrangers\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as an adaptation of John Banville's \u003ci\u003eElegy for April\u003c\/i\u003e for the BBC, and the original television drama \u003ci\u003ePaula\u003c\/i\u003e for BBC2.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.28 x 8.22 x 5.72 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50338284437741,"sku":"9781559362559","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0020\/8918\/9441\/files\/lYqOX3_1Rd9781559362559.webp?v=1785078217","url":"https:\/\/www.webster.direct\/en-ca\/products\/shining-city-paperback-1","provider":"Webster.Direct","version":"1.0","type":"link"}