{"product_id":"the-problem-with-the-seventh-year-paperback-1","title":"The Problem with the Seventh Year - 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\u003eNicholas Pierpan\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eYou've got to throw every punch with 'bad intentions.' If you don't, you're better off becoming an educated gentleman and not a boxer. And don't kid yourself: you can't be both.\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA young man's boxing career conflicts with his life as a medical student. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWorking as a cut-man, the consequences of his double-life catch up with him. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Problem with the Seventh Year\u003c\/i\u003e is a bloody, unflinching drama about the fine line between being clever and being a coward. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the production at White Bear Theatre in October 2025.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicholas Pierpan'\u003c\/b\u003es most recent play, \u003ci\u003eThe Maddening Rain\u003c\/i\u003e, had a successful London run before going on a UK tour and to New York City's 2011 Brits Off-Broadway festival. Nicholas has twice won the Cameron Mackintosh Award for New Writing for \u003ci\u003eToo Much the Sun \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Problem with the Seventh Year\u003c\/i\u003e. Nicholas was also a finalist for the 2009 Yale Drama Prize for \u003ci\u003eDevolution\u003c\/i\u003e. His short play \u003ci\u003eBird \u003c\/i\u003ewas recently chosen for The Miniaturists at the Arcola Theatre. Another short piece, \u003ci\u003eSomething Came Out\u003c\/i\u003e, was selected for the 2009 Off Cut Festival. Nicholas won the 2009 BAFTA\/Script Factory Serious Screenwriting Award. In 2010, he was chosen by Faber for their screenwriting academy. Nicholas was commissioned by BAFTA-award winning Little Brother Productions to create a six-part television drama about a London school and was also selected for the 2010 BBC Sparks Radio Residency. He has since written an Afternoon Play for BBC Radio4 (\u003ci\u003eTake a Virtual Girl Like You\u003c\/i\u003e), an episode for BBC Radio7's Man in Black series (\u003ci\u003eThe Printed Name\u003c\/i\u003e) and appeared on BBC Radio3's The Verb (with \u003ci\u003eFrom a Distant Room\u003c\/i\u003e). Nicholas has published his poetry in \u003ci\u003ePoetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eGuardian Review\u003c\/i\u003e, Granta\/British Council New Writing, \u003ci\u003eTower Poetry Review\u003c\/i\u003e, the \u003ci\u003eLiberal\u003c\/i\u003e and elsewhere; his first volume is forthcoming. He holds a PhD in English Literature from Oxford University. He lectures on film and reviews fiction for The \u003ci\u003eTimes\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 09, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47277446267129,"sku":"9781350615878","price":21.53,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/bqo5895EV19781350615878_68b285d1-30d9-4125-872a-e0dc0d1ffe79.webp?v=1768998271","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/the-problem-with-the-seventh-year-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}