{"product_id":"9781849433006","title":"A Style and Its Origins","description":"\u003cp\u003eHoward Barker's alter-ego Eduardo Houth first materialised as the photographer of publicity images for Barker's theatre company The Wrestling School, one of many fictional identities assumed by the playwright to screen a range of his activities, including set and costume design.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWriting of himself in the third person and in the historic tense, Barker\/Houth achieves a fluency and an uncommon measure of objectivity, though objectivity is scarcely the sole intention. The result is a unique exercise in self-description, partisan but without the shrill self-justification so common in a mere autobiography. Barker\/Houth's \u003ci\u003eA Style and its Origins\u003c\/i\u003e is very much a literary creation; it is also a totally original document and a rich history of the dramatist and his aesthetic.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47136215269616,"sku":"9781849433006","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781849433006_p0.jpg?v=1763752687","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781849433006","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}