{"product_id":"i-am-my-own-wife-studies-for-a-play-about-the-life-of-charlotte-von-mahlsdorf-paperback","title":"I Am My Own Wife: Studies for a Play about the Life of Charlotte Von Mahlsdorf - 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\u003eWright Doug\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eI Am My Own Wife \u003c\/i\u003eis the winner of the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for Drama.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom the Obie Award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eQuills\u003c\/i\u003e comes this acclaimed one-man show, which explores the astonishing true story of Charlotte von Mahlsdorf. A transvestite and celebrated antiques dealer who successfully navigated the two most oppressive regimes of the past century-the Nazis and the Communists--while openly gay and defiantly in drag, von Mahlsdorf was both hailed as a cultural hero and accused of colluding with the Stasi. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn an attempt to discern the truth about Charlotte, Doug Wright has written \"at once a vivid portrait of Germany in the second half of the twentieth century, a morally complex tale about what it can take to be a survivor, and an intriguing meditation on everything from the obsession with collecting to the passage of time\" (Hedy Weiss, \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDoug Wright\u003c\/b\u003e's \u003ci\u003eQuills\u003c\/i\u003e received the 1995 Kesselring Prize for Best New American Play from the National Arts Club and a 1995 \u003ci\u003eVillage Voice\u003c\/i\u003e Obie Award for Outstanding Achievement in Playwriting. Wright also wrote the screenplay adaptation of \u003ci\u003eQuills\u003c\/i\u003e, making his motion picture debut. The film was named Best Picture by the National Board of Review and was also nominated for three Oscars. Some of Wright's other plays include \u003ci\u003eInterrogating the Nude\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWatbanaland\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Stonewater Rapture\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDinosaurs\u003c\/i\u003e, and a musical, \u003ci\u003eBuzzsaw Berkeley\u003c\/i\u003e, which features songs by Michael John LaChiusa. Wright has a bachelor's degree from Yale University and an M.F.A. from NYU. A member of the Dramatists Guild and the New York Theatre Workshop, he has taught playwriting at NYU and Princeton University.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 09, 2004\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Pulitzer Prize (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Lambda Literary Awards (2004)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Stonewall Book Award (2005)\u003c\/div\u003e\n                ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44892542238822,"sku":"9780571211746","price":26.76,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/WFg4M1NkV0xYeGcyZHE2VjE5UCtwdz09.webp?v=1772903122","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/i-am-my-own-wife-studies-for-a-play-about-the-life-of-charlotte-von-mahlsdorf-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}