{"product_id":"9781849439688","title":"The Grouch (A Modern Version of The Misanthrope)","description":"\u003cp\u003e“How I deplore the bogus ways\u003cbr\u003eOf society these days -\u003cbr\u003eA sort of national contest\u003cbr\u003eTo find out who can a*se-lick best!”\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn this witty cutting version of Le Misanthrope Molière’s angry hero Alceste becomes Alan - journalist, intellectual and free spirit- who finds himself adrift in a social whirl of false flattery and schmooze. In a world where nobody calls a spade a spade (or even knows what a spade is for), how can the cantankerous but high-minded Alan secure the affections of Celia - a spoiled, feckless, fickle socialite, who happens to be the love of his life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Grouch was first performed at West Yorkshire Playhouse in February 2008\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131508801776,"sku":"9781849439688","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781849439688_p0.jpg?v=1763752324","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781849439688","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}