{"product_id":"9781849430661","title":"Middletown","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Will Eno is an original, a maverick wordsmith whose weird, wry dramas gurgle with the grim humor and pain of life.\"— \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs a friendship develops between longtime resident John Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library to outer space and points between. Will Eno has been called \"a Samuel Beckett for the John Stewart generation\" ( \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e ); \u003ci\u003eMiddletown\u003c\/i\u003e features a wide array of characters—Cop, Mechanic, Librarian, to name just a few—who together populate the play with his trademark subversive style.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003cb\u003eWill Eno\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003eThom Pain (based on nothing)\u003c\/i\u003e , which ran for a year Off-Broadway and was a 2005 Pulitzer Prize finalist. Other works include \u003ci\u003eOh, the Humanity and other good intentions\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eThe Flu Season\u003c\/i\u003e , \u003ci\u003eTragedy: a tragedy\u003c\/i\u003e , and \u003ci\u003eIntermission\u003c\/i\u003e .\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47047697465584,"sku":"9781849430661","price":21.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781849430661_p0.jpg?v=1763751706","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781849430661","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}