| Fat Pig: A Play Contributor(s): Labute, Neil (Author) |
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ISBN: 057121150X ISBN-13: 9780571211500 Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2004 Annotation: Cow. Slob. Pig. How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus sized-and then some. Forced to explain his new relationship to his shallow (although shockingly funny) friends, finally he comes to terms with his own preconceptions of the importance of conventional good looks. Neil LaBute's sharply drawn play not only critiques our slavish adherence to Hollywood ideals of beauty but boldy questions our own ability to change what we dislike about ourselves. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Drama | American - General - Drama | European - English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh - Drama | Lgbt |
| Dewey: 812 |
| LCCN: 2004110157 |
| Physical Information: 0.3" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.25 lbs) 112 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cow. Slob. Pig. How many insults can you hear before you have to stand up and defend the woman you love? Tom faces just that question when he falls for Helen, a bright, funny, sexy young woman who happens to be plus sized-and then some. Forced to explain his new relationship to his shallow (although shockingly funny) friends, finally he comes to terms with his own preconceptions of the importance of conventional good looks. Neil LaBute's sharply drawn play not only critiques our slavish adherence to Hollywood ideals of beauty but boldy questions our own ability to change what we dislike about ourselves. |
Contributor Bio(s): Labute, Neil: - Neil Labute--an acclaimed playwright, screenwriter, and filmmaker--is the author of plays including The Shape of Things, The Mercy Seat, Fat Pig, and the Tony Award-nominated Reasons to Be Pretty. He has written and directed films including In the Company of Men (starring Aaron Eckhart), The Shape of Things (starring Paul Rudd and Rachel Weisz), and the 2006 American adaptation of The Wicker Man (starring Nicholas Cage). |