{"product_id":"the-black-monk-and-the-dog-problem-two-plays-9781439141885","title":"The Black Monk and the Dog Problem: Two Plays","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Black Monk\u003c\/i\u003e has been called a singular \"collaboration\" between two writers: Anton Chekhov and David Rabe. Based on Chekov's novella of the same name, Rabe's brilliant stage adaptation tells the story of Kovrin, the young philosophy student who returns from Moscow to the estate owned by Pesotsky, where he spent his youth. Kovrin and Pesotsky's daughter, Tanya, soon fall in love and plan to marry. But the appearance of an emissary from the unknown -- the black monk -- threatens to have a devastating effect on all of them. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Trouble starts in when Teresa tells her brother Joey that this guy Ray did something to her with his dog in bed. Nobody seems to know exactly what happened, but they do know that somebody's got to pay. So what is \u003ci\u003eThe Dog Problem?\u003c\/i\u003e It starts with being born into a world where the wrong thing said to the wrong person ignites a chain reaction of misplaced passions and galloping sentences that race to a deadly conclusion. The playful title is revealed to be a wry pun on the Cartesian mind\/body problem, as Uncle Mal, the aging mobster, must face his turn to be the dog in this darkly funny play about men, women, sex, betrayal, and ghosts. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Vastly different in their aesthetic, these two recent and highly praised plays embody all of the celebrated hallmarks of David Rabe's writing and art: unflinchingly honest and perceptive themes, starkly luminous dialogue, and the unsettling humor that have made him an icon of the American theater for more than forty years.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Rabe\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Simon \u0026amp; Schuster\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/07\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.65lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781439141885\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2009 pg. 21\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eRabe, David:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cb\u003eDAVD RABE\u003c\/b\u003e has been hailed as one of America's greatest living playwrights. He is the author of many widely performed plays, including \u003ci\u003eThe Basic Training of Pavlo Hummel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eSticks and Bones\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eIn the Boom Boom Room\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eStreamers\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHurlyburly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Dog Problem\u003c\/i\u003e. Four of his plays have been nominated for the Tony Award, including one win for Best Play. He is the recipient of an Obie Award, the American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, Drama Desk Award, and the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, among others. His numerous screenwriting credits include \u003ci\u003eI'm Dancing as Fast as I Can\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eCasualties of War\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHurlyburly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Firm\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRabe is the critically acclaimed author of the novels \u003ci\u003eDinosaurs on the Roof\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRecital of the Dog\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e and a collection of short stories\u003ci\u003e, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eA Primitive Heart\u003c\/i\u003e. Born in Dubuque, Iowa, Rabe lives with his family in Northwest Connecticut.\u003ci\u003e \u003c\/i\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Simon \u0026 Schuster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44707439050867,"sku":"9781439141885","price":25.34,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_6d23cf03-c345-4ae7-8670-86b7847e5db7.jpg?v=1775840033","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-black-monk-and-the-dog-problem-two-plays-9781439141885","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}