Description: Liars, Thieves and Other Sinners on the Bench by Jo Carson Stories so good, you couldnt make them up. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description "Haunting and funny, full of folk wisdom and unfl inching honesty."-Publishers Weekly, on the work of Jo Carson"She is a quintessential community artist with a true ear for the way people talk and what they really mean to say. Her work has inspired innumerable young artists to take up work with their own communities."-Linda Frye Burnham, Community Arts Network"Human experience is varied and astonishing," notes Jo Carson, "and this is a taste." A uniquely American writer and performer, Carson has spent fifteen years working with peoples stories in communities across the country, crafting more than thirty plays from the oral histories she has collected. In performance, these works have illuminated and invigorated the communities in which they were forged, as the people see themselves onstage in a new light. This book collects Carsons favorite excerpts from the plays-stories that range from the homespun to the extraordinary and together create a portrait of America in an amazing diversity and authenticity of voices. They are slices of life, passed beyond the circle of family and neighbors.Jo Carson is a writer and performer living in John City, Tennessee. She has published award-winning plays, short stories, childrens books, essays, poems, and other work, and for years was a commentator on National Public Radios All Things Considered. Her play Whispering to Horses and solo show If God Came Down . . . premiered at Seven Stages Theatre in Atlanta, and her book of monologues and dialogues, Stories I Aint Told Nobody Yet, made Booklists editors choice and the American Library Associations recommended list. Author Biography Jo Carson has published award-winning plays, short stories, books for children, essays, poems and other work. Her play "Whispering to Horses" and solo show "If God Came Down..." premiered at Seven Stages in Atlanta. She currently performs "Liars, Thieves, and Other Sinners on the Bench", made up of selected stories from the 30 oral history plays she has written. Review Haunting and funny, full of folk wisdom and unflinching honesty * Publishers Weekly * Review Quote Haunting and funny, full of folk wisdom and unflinching honesty Details ISBN1559363312 Author Jo Carson Short Title LIARS THIEVES & OTHER SINNERS Language English ISBN-10 1559363312 ISBN-13 9781559363310 Media Book Format Paperback DEWEY 813.54 Year 2009 Birth 1946 DOI 10.1604/9781559363310 UK Release Date 2009-07-16 Imprint Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States NZ Release Date 2009-07-16 US Release Date 2009-07-16 Pages 288 Publisher Theatre Communications Group Inc.,U.S. Publication Date 2009-07-16 Audience General AU Release Date 2009-10-06 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:137680395;
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