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Overview
When his lover, literary adversary and a sympathetic colleague gather at Dave Ardith's upstate retreat for a midsummer barbecue, the acclaimed author is forced to confront his demons—the novel he is loath to finish and the life he is loath to resume. Six years later, Dave's young protégé, Scott—present on that fateful night—returns to the house, soul-searching and plagued by a mysterious regret.Synopsis
When his lover, literary adversary and a sympathetic colleague gather at Dave Ardith's upstate retreat for a midsummer barbecue, the acclaimed author is forced to confront his demons the novel he is loath to finish and the life he is loath to resume. Six years later, Dave's young protégé, Scott present on that fateful night returns to the house, soul-searching and plagued by a mysterious regret.
NY Post
All [Shinn's] characters have surprising moments of humanity that break stereotypes. Shinn just cannot write a fake or untelling word...a delightful tale.
Editorials
NY Post
All [Shinn's] characters have surprising moments of humanity that break stereotypes. Shinn just cannot write a fake or untelling word...a delightful tale.NY Times
Hope-inspiring...Still in his mid-20s, Mr. Shinn is a welcome paradox among up-and-coming American dramatists: creator of carefully constructed, dialogue-heavy works that nonetheless resonate with a sense of the unspoken...WHAT DIDN'T HAPPEN is about the distance between people, and the ways in which even friends, spouses and lovers are ultimately unknowable to one another...a playwright to cherish.Book Details
Published
November 1, 2003
Publisher
Dramatists Play Service, Incorporated
Pages
64
Format
Paperback
ISBN
9780822219408