{"product_id":"alec-paperback-1","title":"Alec - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam Di Canzio\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam di Canzio's \u003ci\u003eAlec\u003c\/i\u003e, inspired by \u003ci\u003eMaurice\u003c\/i\u003e, E. M. Forster's secret novel of a happy same-sex love affair, tells the story of Alec Scudder, the gamekeeper Maurice Hall falls in love with in Forster's classic, published only after the author's death.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDi Canzio follows their story past the end of \u003ci\u003eMaurice\u003c\/i\u003e to the front lines of battle in World War I and beyond. Forster, who tried to write an epilogue about the future of his characters, was stymied by the radical change that the Great War brought to their world. With the hindsight of a century, di Canzio imagines a future for them and a past for Alec--a young villager possessed of remarkable passion and self-knowledge. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eAlec\u003c\/i\u003e continues Forster's project of telling stories that are part of \"a great unrecorded history.\" Di Canzio's debut novel is a love story of epic proportions, at once classic and boldly new.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam di Canzio \u003c\/b\u003eis a playwright, whose plays--including the award-winning \u003ci\u003eDooley\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJohnny Has Gone for a Soldier\u003c\/i\u003e--have been staged in New York, Los Angeles, San Diego, and Philadelphia; at Yale University and the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center; and at the National Constitution Center. He has taught literature, writing, and theater studies at Smith College, Haverford College, and Yale University. At Yale he was appointed dean of Trumbull College. He is currently associated with the Pennoni Honors College of Drexel University, where his work has been recognized with their award for outstanding teaching.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 8.22 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 05, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47252308132089,"sku":"9781250849236","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/b28xR0orNkl0aFhDUDNVNlhpQTVuUT09.webp?v=1768685097","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/alec-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}