Hotel Room Trilogy: Three One-Act Plays by Gifford, Barry

Hotel Room Trilogy: Three One-Act Plays

From the award-winning author and screenplay writer, a trio of one-act plays depicting the spooky, strange, and...
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Author: Barry Gifford
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Hotel Room Trilogy: Three One-Act Plays by Gifford, Barry

Hotel Room Trilogy: Three One-Act Plays

BD$19.45

Hotel Room Trilogy: Three One-Act Plays

BD$19.45
Author: Barry Gifford
Format: Paperback
Language: English
From the award-winning author and screenplay writer, a trio of one-act plays depicting the spooky, strange, and tragic passage of guests through the same New York City hotel room (number 603).

"The dialogue has the evocative spareness of Pinter, and [the] control of mood [is] menacing, mesmerizing." --TIME

The tangible mystery of these stories is grounded in the peculiar relationships that unfold slowly, producing an unrelenting uncanny atmosphere. In each play, a family member has recently died and the survivors are left to deal with the consequences.

  • In "Tricks" Gifford approaches the psychological territory of Kafka. We meet two men looking for something more than just sex from a prostitute. Are the men two halves of a severed personality?
  • In "Blackout" Danny and Diane, an Oklahoma couple of the 1930s, cannot move beyond the grief of a personal tragedy. Refusing to accept the death of her son, Diane seeks refuge in low-level deliriums.
  • In "Mrs. Kashfi" a young boy experiences a spooky visitation while his mother voyages into the sea of clairvoyance with a fortune teller.

Written for David Lynch's 1993 drama Hotel Room for HBO, two of these stories, "Tricks" and "Blackout" were nominated for the Cable Ace Award.

"Gifford's night people are a strange mix of utter weirdness and bedrock humanity, rampant eccentricity, and absolute individuality. Some things in life are beyond analysis, and Barry Gifford is one of them." --Booklist

Author: Barry Gifford
Publisher: Seven Stories Press
Published: 10/22/2024
Pages: 76
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.81lbs
ISBN: 9781644213940

About the Author
BARRY GIFFORD is the author of more than forty published works of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry, which have been translated into twenty-eight languages. Gifford began his career as a poet and musician. His most recent prose works are The Roy Stories, Landscape With Traveler: The Pillow Book of Francis Reeves, and Jack's Book: An Oral Biography of Jack Kerouac. His most recent poetry collection is Imagining Paradise: New and Selected Poems (2012). Gifford lives in the San Francisco area.

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