{"product_id":"skios-paperback","title":"Skios - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMichael Frayn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLonglisted for the Man Booker Prize\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e Notable Book of the Year\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eOn the private Greek island of Skios, the high-paying guests of a world-renowned foundation prepare for the annual keynote address, to be given this year by Dr. Norman Wilfred, an aging and ponderous authority on the scientific organization of science. He turns out to be surprisingly youthful and charming, and everyone is soon eating out of his hand. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMeanwhile, in a remote villa at the other end of the island, the ravishing Georgie has agreed to spend a furtive horizontal weekend with a notorious schemer, who has characteristically failed to turn up. Trapped there with her instead is a pompous, balding individual called Dr. Norman Wilfred, who has lost his whereabouts, his luggage, and his temper--indeed, everything he possesses other than the text of a lecture on the scientific organization of science. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn a spiraling farce about upright academics, ambitious climbers, and dotty philanthropists, Michael Frayn, \"the god of farce\" (\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e), tells a story of personal and professional disintegration, probing his eternal theme of how we know what we know even as he delivers us to the outer limits of hilarity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael Frayn\u003c\/b\u003e was born in London in 1933 and began his career as a journalist for \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Observer\u003c\/i\u003e. He has written seventeen plays, including \u003ci\u003eNoises Off, Copenhagen\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy\u003c\/i\u003e, translated Chekhov's last four plays, and adapted his first as \u003ci\u003eWild Honey.\u003c\/i\u003e His screenplays include \u003ci\u003eClockwise\u003c\/i\u003e, starring John Cleese, and among his eleven novels are \u003ci\u003eThe Tin Men\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTowards the End of the Morning, Headlong\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSpies\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eSkios\u003c\/i\u003e. Collections of articles include \u003ci\u003eCollected Columns\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eStage Directions\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTravels with a Typewriter. \u003c\/i\u003eHe has also published two philosophical works, \u003ci\u003eConstructions\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eThe Human Touch\u003c\/i\u003e, and a memoir, \u003ci\u003eMy Father's Fortune.\u003c\/i\u003eHe is married to the writer Claire Tomalin.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 272\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.73 x 8.2 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 28, 2013\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46610440290348,"sku":"9781250032140","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0618\/6260\/8940\/files\/5ZUl_vPp5N9781250032140.webp?v=1794207060","url":"https:\/\/littleredgeneralstore.com\/products\/skios-paperback","provider":"Little Red General Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}