{"product_id":"the-cherry-orchard-a-comedy-in-four-acts-paperback","title":"The Cherry Orchard: A Comedy in Four Acts - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnton Chekhov\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eTom Stoppard\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnton Chekhov was a master whose daring work revolutionized theatre. Robert Burstein declared that \"there are none who bring the drama to a higher realization of its human role.\" In \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e, his last full-length play, an impoverished landowning family is unable to face the fact that their estate is about to be auctioned off. Lopakhin, a local merchant, presents numerous options to save it, including cutting down their prized cherry orchard. But the family is stricken with denial. \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e charts the precipitous descent of a wealthy family and in the process creates a bold meditation on social change and bourgeois materialism.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTom Stoppard's plays include \u003ci\u003eRosencrantz \u0026amp; Guildenstern Are Dead, Jumpers, Travesties, The Real Thing, Hapgood, Arcadia, The Invention of Love, The Coast of Utopia\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eRock 'n' Roll\u003c\/i\u003e. In addition to \u003ci\u003eThe Cherry Orchard\u003c\/i\u003e, Stoppard has adapted Chekhov's \u003ci\u003eThe Seagull\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIvanov\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.2 x 8.2 x 5.7 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 06, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53279155585324,"sku":"9780802144096","price":15.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/blacksyonelmusicllc.myshopify.com\/products\/the-cherry-orchard-a-comedy-in-four-acts-paperback","provider":"Black Syonel Music LLC Pro ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}