Jumpers
New York: Grove Press, 1997. Reprint Edition. Octavo, publisher’s stiff illustrated paper wraps.
Paperback reprint of Tom Stoppard’s philosophical comedy, signed by him on the half-title page. A towering figure of postwar British theater, Stoppard, born in Czechoslovakia and raised in England, rose from a career in journalism to become a playwright whose work famously married wit with philosophical depth, earning him both critical distinction and popular acclaim. A satire on academia, the present work follows moral philosopher George Moore as he attempts to deliver a lecture on the nature of truth while navigating a murder in his apartment, his failing marriage, and the antics of a troupe of acrobatic academics. Originally published in 1972. Fine. Item #12087
$75.00