--- product_id: 8197530 title: "Wit: A Play" price: "€ 19.66" currency: EUR in_stock: true reviews_count: 12 url: https://www.desertcart.at/products/8197530-wit-a-play store_origin: AT region: Austria --- # Wit: A Play **Price:** € 19.66 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Wit: A Play - **How much does it cost?** € 19.66 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.at](https://www.desertcart.at/products/8197530-wit-a-play) ## Best For - Customers looking for quality international products ## Why This Product - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for Drama, the New York Drama Critics Circle Award, the Drama Desk Award, the Outer Critics Circle Award, the Lucille Lortel Award, and the Oppenheimer Award. Adapted to an Emmy Award-winning television movie, directed by Mike Nichols, starring Emma Thompson. Margaret Edson's powerfully imagined Pulitzer Prize–winning play examines what makes life worth living through her exploration of one of existence's unifying experiences―mortality―while she also probes the vital importance of human relationships. What we as her audience take away from this remarkable drama is a keener sense that, while death is real and unavoidable, our lives are ours to cherish or throw away―a lesson that can be both uplifting and redemptive. As the playwright herself puts it, "The play is not about doctors or even about cancer. It's about kindness, but it shows arrogance. It's about compassion, but it shows insensitivity." In Wit, Edson delves into timeless questions with no final answers: How should we live our lives knowing that we will die? Is the way we live our lives and interact with others more important than what we achieve materially, professionally, or intellectually? How does language figure into our lives? Can science and art help us conquer death, or our fear of it? What will seem most important to each of us about life as that life comes to an end? The immediacy of the presentation, and the clarity and elegance of Edson's writing, make this sophisticated, multilayered play accessible to almost any interested reader. As the play begins, Vivian Bearing, a renowned professor of English who has spent years studying and teaching the intricate, difficult Holy Sonnets of the seventeenth-century poet John Donne, is diagnosed with advanced ovarian cancer. Confident of her ability to stay in control of events, she brings to her illness the same intensely rational and painstakingly methodical approach that has guided her stellar academic career. But as her disease and its excruciatingly painful treatment inexorably progress, she begins to question the single-minded values and standards that have always directed her, finally coming to understand the aspects of life that make it truly worth living. Review: Fantastic Play - I wish I would’ve read this when I was a CPE resident. There is so much in it about suffering and for a year and a half my Theology study was on suffering. This is so much what it is like when you interact with patients in the hospital. It’s a master class in the ministry of presence, or the lack of it. I literally read it for a masters class that I have coming up next semester. Strong recommend. Review: Breathtakingly moving and intelligent - I was drawn in by the movie, of course, and actually bought this script because I needed to do some research on it. Since then, I've seen the play (small differences from the movie, but equally mind-blowing), and met Margaret Edson in person. I just think the universe is a better place because of this script, and the principles it teaches. ## Features - Used Book in Good Condition ## Technical Specifications | Specification | Value | |---------------|-------| | Best Sellers Rank | #78,110 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #47 in American Dramas & Plays | | Customer Reviews | 4.5 out of 5 stars 794 Reviews | ## Images ![Wit: A Play - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81HafLwuUqL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Fantastic Play *by R***S on December 12, 2023* I wish I would’ve read this when I was a CPE resident. There is so much in it about suffering and for a year and a half my Theology study was on suffering. This is so much what it is like when you interact with patients in the hospital. It’s a master class in the ministry of presence, or the lack of it. I literally read it for a masters class that I have coming up next semester. Strong recommend. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Breathtakingly moving and intelligent *by C***B on August 20, 2024* I was drawn in by the movie, of course, and actually bought this script because I needed to do some research on it. Since then, I've seen the play (small differences from the movie, but equally mind-blowing), and met Margaret Edson in person. I just think the universe is a better place because of this script, and the principles it teaches. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Quick read, good story *by T***A on February 12, 2018* Cancer affects many of us. Many are involved and even though one dies they are not forgotten. Healthcare professionals keep a little bit with them. Compassion fatigue is real and I think helps one be better for the future. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.at/products/8197530-wit-a-play](https://www.desertcart.at/products/8197530-wit-a-play) --- *Product available on Desertcart Austria* *Store origin: AT* *Last updated: 2026-05-14*