{"product_id":"the-normal-heart-and-the-destiny-of-me-two-plays-paperback","title":"The Normal Heart and the Destiny of Me: Two Plays - 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\u003eLarry Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTony Kushner\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Normal Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, set during the early years of the AIDS epidemic, is the impassioned indictment of a society that allowed the plague to happen, a moving denunciation of the ignorance and fear that helped kill an entire generation. It has been produced and taught all over the world. Its companion play, \u003ci\u003eThe Destiny of Me\u003c\/i\u003e, is the stirring story of an AIDS activist forced to put his life in the hands of the very doctor he has been denouncing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarry Kramer\u003c\/b\u003e (1935-2020) was a writer and activist. In 1981, with five friends, he founded Gay Men's Health Crisis, and in 1987 he founded ACT UP. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Normal Heart\u003c\/i\u003e, which in 2014 was made into an Emmy-winning TV adaptation by HBO. His other plays include \u003ci\u003eThe Destiny of Me\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSissies' Scrapbook\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eJust Say No\u003c\/i\u003e, and his prose work includes \u003ci\u003eThe American People Volumes 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003c\/i\u003e, the novel \u003ci\u003eFaggots\u003c\/i\u003e, two nonfiction books, and a screenplay, \u003ci\u003eWomen in Love\u003c\/i\u003e. He was a recipient of the Award in Literature from the American Academy of Arts and Letters, the PEN\/Laura Pels International Foundation for Theater Award for a Master American Dramatist, and the Isabelle Stevenson Award, presented by the Tony Awards Committee.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.1 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 18, 2000\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52867736338656,"sku":"9780802136923","price":20.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/5909\/4496\/files\/CIGbQ65WOQ9780802136923.webp?v=1781271413","url":"https:\/\/improvedinc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-normal-heart-and-the-destiny-of-me-two-plays-paperback","provider":"Improved Improper Input Inc.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}