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Essential Self-Defense - by Adam Rapp (Paperback)

Essential Self-Defense - by  Adam Rapp (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>In <i>Essential Self-Defense</i>, disgruntled misfit Yul Carroll takes a job as an attack dummy in a women's self-defense class and finds himself mysteriously drawn to Sadie, the repressed bookworm mercilessly honing her skills on him. Meanwhile, all's not well on the unassuming Midwestern streets of Bloggs: with local children vanishing at an alarming rate, our hero, his lady friend, and a motley assortment of poets, butchers, and punk librarians prepare to battle the darkness on the edge of town.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br><p>"Rapp . . . is a gifted storyteller. He makes demands on his audience, and he rewards its close attention with depth and elegance." --<i>John Lahr, The New Yorker</i> <p/>"A passionate writer making good on his early promise." --<i>David Cote, Time Out New York</i> <p/>"Few dramatists today write more pungent dialogue." --<i>Robert Brustein, The New Republic</i> <p/>"Rapp is very gifted, and, even rarer, he has something to say." --<i>Bruce Weber, The New York Times</i> <p/>"An ambitious and prodigiously talented writer." --<i>Charles Isherwood, Variety</i></p><br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p><b>Adam Rapp </b>is the author of numerous plays, most notably <i>Nocturne </i>(Faber, 2002) and <i>Red Light Winter </i>(Faber, 2006) which was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.</p>

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