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OverviewFrom the award-winning author and screenplay writer, a trio of one-act plays depicting the spooky, strange, and tragic passage of guests through the same New York City hotel room (number 603). ""The dialogue has the evocative spareness of Pinter, and the control of mood is menacing, mesmerizing."" -TIME The tangible mystery of these stories is grounded in the peculiar relationships that unfold slowly, producing an unrelenting uncanny atmosphere. In each play, a family member has recently died and the survivors are left to deal with the consequences. In ""Tricks"" Gifford approaches the psychological territory of Kafka. We meet two men looking for something more than just sex from a prostitute. Are the men two halves of a severed personality? In ""Blackout"" Danny and Diane, an Oklahoma couple of the 1930s, cannot move beyond the grief of a personal tragedy. Refusing to accept the death of her son, Diane seeks refuge in low-level deliriums. In ""Mrs. Kashfi"" a young boy experiences a spooky visitation while his mother voyages into the sea of clairvoyance with a fortune teller. Written for David Lynch's 1993 drama Hotel Room for HBO, two of these stories, ""Tricks"" and ""Blackout"" were nominated for the Cable Ace Award. ""Gifford's night people are a strange mix of utter weirdness and bedrock humanity, rampant eccentricity, and absolute individuality. Some things in life are beyond analysis, and Barry Gifford is one of them. -Booklist Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barry GiffordPublisher: Seven Stories Press,U.S. Imprint: Seven Stories Press,U.S. Weight: 0.369kg ISBN: 9781644213940ISBN 10: 164421394 Pages: 76 Publication Date: 22 October 2024 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationBARRY GIFFORD is the author of more than forty published works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages. Gifford began his career as a poet and musician. His most recent prose works are The Roy Stories, Landscape With Traveler- The Pillow Book of Francis Reeves, and Jack's Book- An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac. His most recent poetry collection is Imagining Paradise- New and Selected Poems (2012). Gifford lives in the San Francisco area. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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