{"product_id":"the-time-of-your-life-paperback","title":"The Time of Your 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\u003eWilliam Saroyan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA programme text edition published in conjunction with the Finborough Theatre to coincide with the centenary of the birth of William Saroyan, \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e runs from 26 November - 20 December. \u003cbr\u003e'In the time of our life, live - so that in that wondrous time you shall not add to the misery and sorrow of the world, but shall smile to the infinite delight and mystery of it'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Time of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e, a rich tapestry of human life, peopled by a profusion of wistful dreamers, pining lonely hearts, and beer-hall-philosophers, is a twentieth century American masterpiece.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Time of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e was first presented at The Shubert Theatre, New Haven, USA, on 7 October 1939. It was the first play to win both the \u003cb\u003eNew York\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e Drama Critics' Circle award\u003c\/b\u003e and the \u003cb\u003ePulitzer Prize\u003c\/b\u003e. . It has been revived three times on Broadway; was filmed in 1948, starring James Cagney; and twice filmed for TV. It was last seen in the UK in a star-studded Royal Shakespeare Company production in Stratford and London in 1983, and received the following review: \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A remarkable play which blazes forth like a brave beacon: warming and full of fire' \u003ci\u003eDaily Mail\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam Saroyan \u003c\/b\u003e(1908-1981) was an internationally renowned Armenian American writer, playwright, and humanitarian. He achieved great popularity in the thirties, forties, and fifties through his hundreds of short stories, plays, novels, memoirs, and essays. \u003cb\u003eIn 1939, Saroyan was the first American writer to win both the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award and the Pulitzer Prize for his play \u003ci\u003eThe Time of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e He famously refused to accept the Pulitzer Prize on the grounds that \"Commerce should not patronize art.\" He died near his hometown of Fresno at the age of seventy-two. \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Time of Your Life\u003c\/i\u003e was originally published in 1983 by Methuen.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 26, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44891695480934,"sku":"9781408113943","price":32.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/OGdFZjZaYzJvWjQ5VDhnZURPdEZiZz09.webp?v=1772892317","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/the-time-of-your-life-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}