{"product_id":"presence-isbn-9780143114222","title":"Presence","description":"\u003cb\u003eAn unforgettable collection of a master storyteller?s final works\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThroughout his life, Arthur Miller, one of the foremost dramatists of the twentieth century, wrote highly regarded fiction?from his early novel Focus to two collections, \u003ci\u003eI Don?t Need You Anymore\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHomely Girl\u003c\/i\u003e. In \u003ci\u003ePresence\u003c\/i\u003e, a posthumous gathering of his last published stories, he reveals the same profound insight, humanism, and empathy that characterized his great dramatic works. The six stories included here have all appeared in major publications and each displays all the assuredness of an artist in his autumnal prime. \u003ci\u003ePresence\u003c\/i\u003e is a gift that all fans of Miller?s work, as well as readers of contemporary fiction, will applaud.\u003cb\u003eArthur Miller\u003c\/b\u003e was born in New York City in 1915 and studied at the University of Michigan. His plays include \u003cb\u003eAll My Sons\u003c\/b\u003e (1947), \u003cb\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/b\u003e (1949), \u003cb\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/b\u003e (1953), \u003cb\u003eA View from the Bridge\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eA Memory of Two Mondays\u003c\/b\u003e (1955), \u003cb\u003eAfter the Fall\u003c\/b\u003e (1963), \u003cb\u003eIncident at Vichy\u003c\/b\u003e (1964), \u003cb\u003eThe Price\u003c\/b\u003e (1968), \u003cb\u003eThe Creation of the World and Other Business\u003c\/b\u003e (1972) and \u003cb\u003eThe American Clock\u003c\/b\u003e. He has also written two novels, \u003cb\u003eFocus\u003c\/b\u003e (1945), and \u003cb\u003eThe Misfits\u003c\/b\u003e, which was filmed in 1960, and the text for \u003cb\u003eIn Russia\u003c\/b\u003e (1969), \u003cb\u003eChinese Encounters\u003c\/b\u003e (1979), and \u003cb\u003eIn the Country\u003c\/b\u003e (1977), three books of photographs by his wife, Inge Morath. More recent works include a memoir, \u003cb\u003eTimebends\u003c\/b\u003e (1987), and the plays \u003cb\u003eThe Ride Down Mt. Morgan\u003c\/b\u003e (1991), \u003cb\u003eThe Last Yankee\u003c\/b\u003e (1993), \u003cb\u003eBroken Glass\u003c\/b\u003e (1993), which won the Olivier Award for Best Play of the London Season, and \u003cb\u003eMr. Peter's Connections\u003c\/b\u003e (1998). His latest book is \u003cb\u003eOn Politics and the Art of Acting\u003c\/b\u003e. Miller was granted with the 2001 Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has twice won the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, and in 1949 he was awarded the Pulitzer Prize.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46305010155749,"sku":"NP9780143114222","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780143114222.jpg?v=1767735070","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/presence-isbn-9780143114222","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}