{"product_id":"infinite-life-paperback","title":"Infinite Life - 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\u003eAnnie Baker\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA funny and profound meditation on the complexity of chronic illness and the ache of desire.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow far would you go to heal? For five women at a clinic in Northern California, deprivation seems to be the only answer to heal their bodies from a litany of afflictions--cancers and autoimmune disorders and thyroid conditions and mysterious infections. To distract themselves from the near-constant pain they are in, they philosophize and swap book recommendations, confide intimate family stories, and share hopes for their future recoveries. Over the course of several days, the clinic becomes a purgatorial space, where prolonged hunger and suffering seem to warp time itself. \u003ci\u003eInfinite Life \u003c\/i\u003eis an engrossing and compassionate play that resists easy answers to the problem of what it means to reside in a body that fails you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnnie Baker\u003c\/strong\u003e's plays include \u003cem\u003eThe Antipodes\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Flick\u003c\/em\u003e (Pulitzer Prize), \u003cem\u003eJohn\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Aliens\u003c\/em\u003e (Obie Award), \u003cem\u003eCircle Mirror Transformation\u003c\/em\u003e (Obie Award), an adaptation of Anton Chekhov's \u003cem\u003eUncle Vanya\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eInfinite Life\u003c\/i\u003e. Her plays have been produced at more than two hundred theaters throughout the U.S. and in more than a dozen countries. She is the recipient of a MacArthur Fellowship, Guggenheim Fellowship, Steinberg Playwright Award, American Academy of Arts and Letters Award, and the Cullman Fellowship at the New York Public Library.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBaker's debut film \u003ci\u003eJanet Planet\u003c\/i\u003e, written and directed by Baker, premiered at the 2023 Telluride Film Festival, followed by a screening at the 2023 New York Film Festival. It received a wide release in 2024 from A24 Films and received three nominations at the 2025 Film Independent Spirit Awards: Best First Feature, Best First Screenplay, and Best Cinematography.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 120\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.5 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 26, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53383063404851,"sku":"9781636702155","price":26.39,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/Ss0e6tBQcT9781636702155.webp?v=1783048516","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/infinite-life-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}