Sam Shepard: A Life

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Sam Shepard: A Life

"John Winters offers a master class in literary sleuthing, untangling the many lives and unearthing the origin story of Americaâ€™s foremost Renaissance man of letters, Sam Shepard." â€”Kelly Horan, WBUR radio

With more than fifty-five plays to his creditâ€”including the 1979 Pulitzer Prizeâ€“winning Buried Childâ€”an Oscar nod for his portrayal of Chuck Yeager in The Right Stuff, and an onscreen persona thatâ€™s been aptly summed up as "Gary Cooper in denim," Sam Shepardâ€™s impact on American theater and film ranks with the greatest playwrights and actors of the past half-century.

Despite these accomplishments and moreâ€”six collections of prose, songwriting with Bob Dylan, filmmaking with Robert Frank and Michelangelo Antonioni, as well as romantic relationships with rocker Patti Smith and actress Jessica Langeâ€”Shepard seems anything but satisfied. Sam Shepard: A Life details his lifelong bouts of insecurity and anxiety, and delves deeply into his relationship with his alcoholic father and his own battle with the bottle. Also examined for the first time in-depth are Shepardâ€™s tumultuous relationship with Lange, and his decadesâ€“long adherence to the teachings of Russian spiritualist G. I. Gurdjieff.

Throughout this new biography, Winters gets to the heart of the enigma that is Sam Shepard, presenting a compelling and comprehensive account of his life and work.

Country	USA
Author	John J. Winters
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9781619029842
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	Counterpoint
Manufacturer	Counterpoint
NumberOfPages	480
PublicationDate	2017-04-01
Publisher	Counterpoint
ReleaseDate	2017-04-01
Studio	Counterpoint

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