{"product_id":"smashing-young-man-paperback-2","title":"Smashing Young Man - 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\u003eRob Salerno\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRob Salerno's earliest plays marked him as a fresh new voice in Canadian theatre. This collection showcases his searing wit, indelible characters, and emotional depth in a series of plays investigating what it means to be a young man today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the Dora Award-nominated \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eFirst Day Back\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, a high school classroom is the setting for denial, accusations, and tortured confessions the day after a student commits suicide. In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBalls\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, best friends Paul and Bastian learn what it means to be men as they face testicular cancer. In \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eBig In Germany\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, Alex and Bruce are struggling indie rockers whose blind ambition and secret desires threaten to keep them from ever growing up. And in \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003ePalau\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e, John faces a decision when his high school friend Leo surprises him with a one-way ticket to Micronesia. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRob Salerno is a Dora Award-nominated playwright and performer, and a \u003ci\u003eJeopardy!\u003c\/i\u003e champion. His plays have been produced across Canada and in the United States and Europe. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eHis other plays include \u003ci\u003eFucking Stephen Harper\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRAW\u003c\/i\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 220\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.46 x 8.5 x 5.5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 29, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47479699341533,"sku":"9798631755307","price":24.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/Rys2bUhYS2l5TlNsOGZxbDJ6b1dRdz09_7702879d-9d52-49b7-a2b3-2d83cdbef59a.webp?v=1771781847","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/smashing-young-man-paperback-2","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}