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The Fever - by Wallace Shawn (Paperback)

Name: The Fever - by Wallace Shawn (Paperback)
Brand: Faber & Faber
SKU: 1004245286
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The Fever by Wallace Shawn follows a traveller who falls ill in a poor country, and plummets into a fever of self-examination.But something's been hidden from me, too.
Author(s): Wallace Shawn
64 Pages
Non-Classifiable

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Book Synopsis

The Fever by Wallace Shawn follows a traveller who falls ill in a poor country, and plummets into a fever of self-examination.

But something's been hidden from me, too. Something - a part of myself - has been hidden from me, and I think it's the part that's there on the surface, what anyone in the world could see about me if they saw out the window of a passing train. The incredible history of my feelings and my thoughts could fill up a dozen leather-bound books. But the story of my life - my behaviour, my actions - now that's a slim little paperback, and I've never read it.

The Fever was first performed by the author in an apartment near Seventh Avenue in New York City in January 1990. It was first performed at the Royal Court Theatre, London, in 1991, and at the Ambassadors Theatre in 1997. The Fever was revived at the Royal Court Theatre in April 2009.

Review Quotes

"Shawn's monologue for a pampered liberal traveller struck down by vomiting fits in a war-torn small country...is articulated with searing honesty and a dry, elegant wittiness." - Independent

"Potent, smart and unnerving." - Daily Telegraph

"Mr Shawn exposes the contradictions and compromises of the urban liberal mind with a mercilessness that is sly and at times hilarious." - New York Times

"A brilliant play." - Michael Coveney

Dimensions (Overall): 7.79 Inches (H) x 4.96 Inches (W) x .39 Inches (D)

Weight: .13 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 64

Genre: Non-Classifiable

Publisher: Faber & Faber

Format: Paperback

Author: Wallace Shawn

Language: English

Street Date: December 16, 2025

TCIN: 1004245286

UPC: 9780571251223

Item Number (DPCI): 247-37-5434

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

Shipping details

Estimated ship dimensions: 0.39 inches length x 4.96 inches width x 7.79 inches height

Estimated ship weight: 0.131 pounds

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