{"product_id":"the-habit-of-art-a-play-9780865479449","title":"The Habit of Art: A Play","description":"\u003cp\u003eBenjamin Britten, sailing uncomfortably close to the wind with his new opera, \u003ci\u003eDeath in Venice\u003c\/i\u003e, seeks advice from his former collaborator and friend, W. H. Auden. During this imagined meeting, their first in twenty-five years, they are observed and interrupted by, among others, their future biographer and a young man from the local bus station. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAlan Bennett's new play is as much about the theater as it is about poetry or music. It looks at the unsettling desires of two difficult men, and at the ethics of biography. It reflects on growing old, on creativity and inspiration, and on persisting when all passion's spent: ultimately, on the habit of art.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Alan Bennett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Farrar, Strauss \u0026amp; Giroux-3pl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 114\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.25lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780865479449\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAlan Bennett\u003c\/b\u003e is a renowned playwright, essayist, and storywriter whose play \u003ci\u003eThe\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHistory Boys \u003c\/i\u003ewon six Tony Awards. He is also the author of the Academy Award-nominated screenplay \u003ci\u003eThe Madness of King George\u003c\/i\u003e. He lives in London, England.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Farrar, Strauss \u0026 Giroux-3pl","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40431479095411,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":18.11,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d6dc9d2d-28b8-40d2-8b36-5a79ab061e82.jpg?v=1662906107","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/the-habit-of-art-a-play-9780865479449","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}