Night Thoughts
by Wallace Shawn /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Although he is guided and inspired by the people he respects,
and despite the insufficiency of his knowledge and
experiencean insufficiency shared by most (or all) other
humans, Wallace Shawn can’t see any real alternative to trying
to figure out his own answers to the most essential questions
about the world he lives in.
Although he is guided and inspired by the people he respects,
and despite the insufficiency of his knowledge and
experiencean insufficiency shared by most (or all) other
humans, Wallace Shawn can’t see any real alternative to trying
to figure out his own answers to the most essential questions
about the world he lives in.
Having recently passed the age of seventy, before which he
found it difficult to piece together more than a few fragments
of understanding, Shawn would like to pass on anything he's
learned before death or dementia close down the brief window
available to him, but he may not be ready yet.
Having recently passed the age of seventy, before which he
found it difficult to piece together more than a few fragments
of understanding, Shawn would like to pass on anything he's
learned before death or dementia close down the brief window
available to him, but he may not be ready yet.
Praise for
Praise forEssays
Essays:
:
Lovely, hilarious and seriously thought-provoking.”
Lovely, hilarious and seriously thought-provoking.”
Toni Morrison
Toni Morrison
Wallace Shawn’s essays are both powerful and riveting. To have
such a gentle and incisive soul willing to say what others may
be afraid to is considerably refreshing.”
Wallace Shawn’s essays are both powerful and riveting. To have
such a gentle and incisive soul willing to say what others may
be afraid to is considerably refreshing.”
Michael Moore
Michael Moore
From a low-earning playwright’s troubles to reflections on
why the Palestinians are justified in their resentment of
Israel. Wallace Shawn: Fearless!”
From a low-earning playwright’s troubles to reflections on
why the Palestinians are justified in their resentment of
Israel. Wallace Shawn: Fearless!”
GQ
GQ, Best Books of 2009
, Best Books of 2009
It’'s a treat to hear [Shaun] speak his curious mind.”
It’'s a treat to hear [Shaun] speak his curious mind.”
O, The Oprah Magazine
O, The Oprah MagazineWallace Shawn
Wallace Shawn is an Obie Award-winning playwright and a
noted stage and screen actor (
is an Obie Award-winning playwright and a
noted stage and screen actor (Star Trek, Gossip Girl, The
Princess Bride, Toy Story
Star Trek, Gossip Girl, The
Princess Bride, Toy Story). He co-wrote of the film
). He co-wrote of the filmMy
Dinner with Andre
My
Dinner with Andre and is author of multiple plays. His book
and is author of multiple plays. His bookEssays
Essays was published by Haymarket Books (2009).
was published by Haymarket Books (2009).
