Biography
Eric Schlosser is a correspondent for the Atlantic Monthly. He has received a number of journalistic honours, including a National Magazine Award in the US for an earlier version of Reefer Madness. His first book, Fast Food Nation, has been a bestseller in Britain, Japan and the United States (‘Schlosser could do for the fast food industry what Rachel Carson’s Silent Spring did for producers of pesticide’ The Times).
Interview
Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation and Reefer Madness is back, this time with a play called Americans. Tackling the themes of patriotism, power and the allure of violence, it explores the American empire and the imprint it has left on the world. Here Eric tells us when he first wrote the play, his view on the USA and the playwrights that have most influenced him.
Why, when and where did you write Americans?
I wrote Americans in 1985. I did most of the research while I was a grad student in England, then finished the play in the States. I'd been studying history, thinking a lot about why empires rise and fall. This story seemed like a good way to dramatize the origins of the American empire. Nobody wanted to produce the play, though. This was at the height of the Reagan era, and perhaps nobody wanted to deal with the fact that there was an 'American Empire'.
How do you feel about it finally being performed?
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Bibliography
- Chew on This
- Puffin
- Paperback: May 04 2006
- 8 - 12 years
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