{"product_id":"death-of-a-salesman-arthur-miller-9780141182742","title":"Death of a Salesman (Arthur Miller)","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eArthur Miller's extraordinary masterpiece, \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/i\u003e changed the course of modern theatre, and has lost none of its power as an examination of American life. \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'A man is not an orange. You can't eat the fruit and throw the peel away'\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWilly Loman is on his last legs. Failing at his job, dismayed at his the failure of his sons, Biff and Happy, to live up to his expectations, and tortured by his jealousy at the success and happiness of his neighbour Charley and his son Bernard, Willy spirals into a well of regret, reminiscence, and A scathing indictment of the ultimate failure of the American dream, and the empty pursuit of wealth and success, is a harrowing journey. In creating Willy Loman, his destructively insecure anti-hero, Miller defined his aim as being 'to set forth what happens when a man does not have a grip on the forces of life'.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eAutorenportrait\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eAmerican dramatist Arthur Miller was born in New York City in 1915. In 1938 Miller won awards for his comedy \u003ci\u003eThe Grass Still Grows\u003c\/i\u003e. His major achievement was \u003ci\u003eDeath of a Salesman\u003c\/i\u003e, which won the 1949 Pulitzer Prize for drama and the 1949 New York Drama Critics' Circle Award. \u003ci\u003eThe Crucible\u003c\/i\u003e was aimed at the widespread congressional investigation of subversive activities in the US; the drama won the 1953 Tony Award. Miller's autobiography, \u003ci\u003eTimebends: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e was published in 1987.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003ch4\u003eWeitere Angaben\u003c\/h4\u003e\u003cdiv\u003eBuch (Paperback), B-format, Englisch, 128 Seiten\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Weltbild.ch: Bücher \u0026 Outlet","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":65815934632285,"sku":"K005385135","price":10.8,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0911\/8915\/0045\/files\/0538513500001A.jpg?v=1788584522","url":"https:\/\/weltbild.ch\/products\/death-of-a-salesman-arthur-miller-9780141182742","provider":"Weltbild.ch Bücher \u0026 Outlet","version":"1.0","type":"link"}