num_pages: 153
description: Based on the story of Job, this drama in verse tells the story of a 20th-century American millionaire banker whom God commands be stripped of his family &amp; wealth, but who refuses to turn his back on God. J.B. won the Pulitzer Prize for drama in 1959 &amp; the Tony Award for best play. More important, the play sparked a national conversation about the nature of God, the meaning of hope &amp; the role of the artist in society.
language: English
title: J.B.: A Play in Verse
titlecomplete: J.B.: A Play in Verse
characters: J.B.
genres: Religion, Theatre, Theology, Philosophy, School, Drama, Plays, Poetry, Classics, Fiction
ratings_count: 1518
places: The United States of America
awards: awardedAt: -347126400000
name: Pulitzer Prize
category: Drama, awardedAt: -347126400000
name: National Book Award Finalist
category: Poetry
publisher: Houghton Mifflin