{"product_id":"a-delicate-balance-broadway-edition-paperback","title":"A Delicate Balance: Broadway Edition - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Albee\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWinner of the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, \u003c\/b\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Delicate Balance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e is one of Edward Albee's most searching and unsettling plays--an unflinching portrait of comfort, fear, and the quiet terror of modern life.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet in the living room of a prosperous suburban home, the play centers on Agnes and Tobias, a long-married couple who pride themselves on civility, routine, and emotional restraint. Their carefully maintained equilibrium is shattered when close friends Harry and Edna arrive unannounced, fleeing an unnamed and overwhelming fear that has driven them from their own house.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs family members and guests gather, old resentments, unspoken grief, and moral evasions rise to the surface. Albee exposes the fragile agreements that sustain friendship, marriage, and family life--and asks how much responsibility we truly owe one another when fear becomes unbearable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eElegant, merciless, and darkly funny, \u003ci\u003eA Delicate Balance\u003c\/i\u003e is a landmark of American drama and a master class in psychological tension. This Abrams Broadway Edition presents Albee's Pulitzer-winning text in an accessible format for readers, students, and theater professionals alike.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Albee\u003c\/b\u003e's (1928-2016) plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Zoo Story\u003c\/i\u003e (1958), \u003ci\u003eThe American Dream\u003c\/i\u003e (1960), \u003ci\u003eWho's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?\u003c\/i\u003e (1961-62, Tony Award), \u003ci\u003eTiny Alice\u003c\/i\u003e (1964), \u003ci\u003eA Delicate Balance\u003c\/i\u003e (1966, Pulitzer Prize, and Tony Award, 1996), \u003ci\u003eSeascape\u003c\/i\u003e (1974, Pulitzer Prize), \u003ci\u003eThree Tall Women\u003c\/i\u003e (1994, Pulitzer Prize), and \u003ci\u003eThe Play About the Baby\u003c\/i\u003e (2001). He was awarded the Gold Medal in Drama from the American Academy and Institute of Arts and Letters in 1980, and in 1996 he received both the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.39 x 8.52 x 5.43 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53125530091827,"sku":"9781468310641","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/XBZZOO8Qp09781468310641.webp?v=1784248569","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/a-delicate-balance-broadway-edition-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}