''It took courage to do what Spalding did--courage to
make theatre so naked and unadorned, to expose himself
in this way and fight the demons in public. In doing so,
he entered our hearts--my heart--because he made his
struggle my struggle. His life became my life.''--Eric
Bogosian''Virtuosic. A master writer, reporter, comic
and playwright. Spalding Gray is a sit-down monologist
with the soul of a stand-up comedian. A contemporary
Gulliver, he travels the globe in search of experience
and finds the ridiculous.''--''The New York Times''In
2004, we mourned the loss of one of America's true
theatrical innovators. Spalding Gray took his own life
by jumping from the Staten Island ferry into the waters
of New York Harbor, finally succumbing to the impossible
notion that he could in fact swim to Cambodia. At a
memorial gathering for family, friends and fans at
Lincoln Center in New York, his widow expressed the need
to honor Gray's legacy as an artist and writer for his
children, as well as for future generations of fans and
readers. Originally published in 1985, ''Swimming to
Cambodia'' is reissued here 20 years later in a new
edition as a tribute to Gray's singular artistry.Writer,
actor and performer, Spalding Gray is the author of
''Sex and Death to the Age 14''; ''Monster in a Box'';
''It's a Slippery Slope''; ''Gray's Anatomy'' and
''Morning, Noon and Night,'' among other works. His
appearance in ''The Killing Fields'' was the inspiration
for his ''Swimming to Cambodia,'' which was also filmed
by Jonathan Demme. |
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