{"product_id":"the-irish-writers-george-bernard-shaw","title":"The Irish Writers: George Bernard Shaw","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eGeorge Bernard Shaw (1856-1950) was a prolific dramatist,critic, essayist, pamphleteer and social reformer. The shy, idealistic Irishman separated himself from his opinionated public persona.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e His eccentric alter ego and his work were the vehicles for his social and political ideals. He was a member of the socialist Fabian Society from its founding and edited \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFabian Essays\u003c\/i\u003e. Most of his early plays were banned because of their political content.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e His outspokenness made him unpopular in England for a time but his spreading worldwide fame made it easier for him to voice his views.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePlays, such as \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMrs Warrens Profession\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eArms and the Man\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMan and Superman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMajor Barbara\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePygmalion\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSt Joan\u003c\/i\u003e, his essays and letters, his outspoken opinions, great wit and charisma made him a celebrity and his name has even passed into the English language in the word Shavianâ. He received the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1925.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eAuthor \u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eDavid Ross\u003c\/b\u003e has written a biography of Shaw that is exceptionally readable and entertaining.\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e The life, wit and prolific achievements of this Irish icon are conveyed with insight and understanding.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Winding Stair Bookshop","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39424013664339,"sku":"","price":5.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0272\/0691\/0035\/products\/georgebernardshaw.jpg?v=1628765843","url":"https:\/\/winding-stair-bookshop.myshopify.com\/products\/the-irish-writers-george-bernard-shaw","provider":"Winding Stair Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}