{"product_id":"9781101173695","title":"Seven Guitars","description":"\u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eFences \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Piano Lesson\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the New York Drama Critics Circle Award for Best Play\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIt is the spring of 1948.  In the still cool evenings of Pittsburgh's Hill district, familiar sounds fill the air.  A rooster crows.  Screen doors slam.  The laughter of friends gathered for a backyard card game rises just above the wail of a mother who has lost her son.  And there's the sound of the blues, played and sung by young men and women with little more than a guitar in their hands and a dream in their hearts.\u003cp\u003eAugust Wilson's \u003cb\u003eSeven Guitars\u003c\/b\u003e is the sixth chapter in his continuing theatrical saga that explores the hope, heartbreak, and heritage of the African-American experience in the twentieth century.  The story follows a small group of friends who gather following the untimely death of Floyd \"Schoolboy\" Barton, a local blues guitarist on the edge of stardom.  Together, they reminisce about his short life and discover the unspoken passions and undying spirit that live within each of them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eFrom the Trade Paperback edition.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Temple Publications International, Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47120294478064,"sku":"9781101173695","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781101173695_p0.jpg?v=1763685538","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781101173695","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}