Adam Rapp delves into the darker aspects of the human experience, frequently exploring themes of alienation, deprivation, and the search for compassion amidst crisis. His style is characterized by a raw, stream-of-consciousness approach, employing street language and lyrical prose to pull readers into worlds of lost children and complex moral quandaries. Rapp's narratives are often described as chilling, hypnotic, and unsettling, leaving ample room for introspection and discussion. Beyond his work for young adults, he is also an accomplished playwright, showcasing his versatility as a storyteller.
In a dystopian America under siege, Ellen endures fifty-two days of hiding and scarcity, anxiously awaiting her husband's return. Amidst the chaos and brutality that has engulfed the nation, she decides to take a bold step that could lead to a transformative change. The story explores themes of resilience and hope in the face of overwhelming despair.
A pinball wizard for the twenty-first century, Wynne Ledbetter is surrounded by despair. His father is wasting away on workman's comp, his mother is a double-shift waitress obsessed with the lives of the saints, and his sister is a dropout junky. But Wynne has a plan. One of only three players in the country to solve the Tang Dynasty computer game, he will travel to the championships in New York City, where the winner pockets a cool million dollars. With this money, he'll put his sister in rehab, pay for his father's operation, and employ his mother in his very own computer repair shop. But he has to get there first. "STONE COLD DEAD SERIOUS...is the work of a playwright who is forging a real voice... Its rendering of the shared language of loved ones illustrates how families can remain intimate even when they are in shards. Its depiction of a working-class America that is unable to dream of anything beyond enduring is as sincerely sad a commentary on our culture as I've seen in recent memory. And its fear for young people is, unfortunately, deeply convincing." Bruce Weber, The New York Times
A riveting play about a creative writing professor at Yale and her brilliant, rebellious student, exploring the limits of what one person can ask of another.
Set against the backdrop of an intense summer, two young grifters embark on a risky quest to make a deal with the devil. As they navigate a world filled with temptation and danger, their journey explores themes of ambition, morality, and the consequences of their choices. The heat of the season amplifies the tension, pushing them to confront their desires and the price they must pay for their ambitions.
The Corrections meets We Need to Talk About Kevin in this harrowing multigenerational saga about a family harboring a serial killer in their midst, from the Pulitzer Prize and Tony Award finalist playwright Adam Rapp.
Jeden z nejzajímavějších současných newyorských dramatiků ve svém románu-debutu líčí s obrovskou dávkou docela drsného, ale inteligentního humoru a nemilosrdně zaznamenávajícím okem vtipného pozorovatele jisté stránky života v New Yorku: bydlení v chudinské a bohémské čtvrti Lower East Side, místní týpky, pomocnou práci ve velkém nakladatelství a kontakt s velkými šéfy (i jejich dcerou), svět malých divadelních scén, psaní románu a milostné drama s přistěhovalkyní z východní Evropy. Adam Rapp je mistr slova a génius dialogů a román má velkou šanci stát se kultovní knihou a zdrojem populárních slovních hlášek.