Brilliant, prolific, uniquely American, Pulitzer prizewinning playwright Sam Separd is a major voice in contemporary theatre. And here are seven of his very best. §§"One of the most original, prolific and gifted dramatists at work today. " - The New Yorker§§"The greatest American playwright of his generation... the most inventive in language and revolutionary in craft, [he] is the writer whose work most accurately maps the interior and exterior landscapes of his society. " - New York Magazine§§"If plays were put in time capsules, future generations would get a sharp-toothed profile of life in the U. S. in the past decade and a half from the works of Sam Shepard. " - Time§§"Sam Shepard is the most exciting presence in the movie world and one of the most gifted writers ever to work on the American stage. " - Marsha Norman, Pulitzer prizewinning author of 'Night, Mother. §§"One of our best and most challenging playwrights... his plays are a form of exorcism: magical, sometimes surreal rituals that grapple with the demonic forces in the American landscape. " - Newsweek§§"His plays are stunning in thier originality, defiant and inscrutable. " - Esquire§§"Sam Shepard is phenomenal. . the best practicing American playwright. " - The New Republic