{"product_id":"the-birds-that-fly-backwards-volume-i-ouroboros","title":"The Birds That Fly Backwards: Volume I - Ouroboros","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cdiv\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA transcendent memoir from the Peabody Award-winning writer behind \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattlestar Galactica, For All Mankind\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStar Trek: Deep Space Nine.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A stunning and deeply personal work of art.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -Liz Phang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Writer\/Producer for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYellowjackets, Foundation.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Birds That Fly Backwards: Volume I - Ouroboros\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, David Weddle delivers a harrowing, heartbreaking, and ultimately triumphant journey into the heart of an American family.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSpanning from 1926 to 1996, this complex memoir is told not in conventional prose, but in the gripping, kinetic form of a screenplay because the Weddle family worshipped movies and mythologized their own stories through the lens of the cinema.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInside the Narrative: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Origins of an Artist: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Follow David's formative years, from his 1960s childhood obsession with movies to his graduation from USC Cinema School.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Family Through the Prism: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Witness the intersecting journeys of various members of the Weddle family. Their conflicting points of view dramatize the absence of any absolute truth.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA Portrait of an Epoch: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eExperience sixty years of American life as the Weddle family grapples with the highs and lows of the \"Greatest Generation\" and the turbulent legacy of the generation that followed.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWritten with the \"raw cunning\" and \"deep empathy\" that have made Weddle a titan of modern television, this \"memory play\" unearths the crucibles where characters-and people-are truly made. Whether you are a fan of prestige drama, film history, or powerful family memoirs, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Birds That Fly Backwards \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eis an essential, universal story of conflict, vulnerability, humor, and love.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAcclaim for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Birds That Fly Backwards\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"I learned more about writing complex, rich characters through listening to David talk about his family history than any writing course I ever took.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -Ronald D. Moore\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Creator of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBattlestar Galactica\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOutlander\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"A kaleidoscopic journey into the heart of his own family...Weddle bravely uses his incredible power as a screenwriter to make us see, hear, and feel every moment.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -Liz Phang\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Writer\/Producer for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eYellowjackets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Strain.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\"Weddle digs beneath surface grit and glitter to unearth the crucibles where characters are made... a turbulent group portrait of a conflicted middle-class family.\"\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e -Michael Sragow\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, former film critic for \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe New Yorker \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRolling Stone\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books Prime","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45913872236735,"sku":"c86e98c2-9c73-4d96-9f8a-71a06dcdae1d","price":42.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0761\/7550\/7647\/files\/a6d105e6790fa98035b0ac57fa7b7871.jpg?v=1785052369","url":"https:\/\/books-prime.com\/products\/the-birds-that-fly-backwards-volume-i-ouroboros","provider":"Books Prime","version":"1.0","type":"link"}