{"product_id":"salaam-peace-an-anthology-of-middle-eastern-american-drama-paperback","title":"Salaam. Peace: An Anthology of Middle Eastern-American Drama - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHolly Hill\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eDina Amin\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis groundbreaking anthology is a collection of new plays by American writers of a variety of Middle Eastern backgrounds, from artists born in Egypt and Iran, to Israeli and Palestinian Americans. These plays--written in a diversity of theatrical styles ranging from lyrical drama to satiric comedy--are personal and political, fresh and important. They represent artists negotiating the complexities of Middle Eastern identity in America, while dealing with the ravages of war and violence in their families' homelands.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIncluded are: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eTen Acrobats in an Amazing Leap of Faith\u003c\/i\u003e by Yussef el-Guindi\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBetween Our Lips\u003c\/i\u003e by Nathalie Handal\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNine Parts of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e by Heather Raffo\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Black Eyed\u003c\/i\u003e by Betty Shamieh\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eCall Me Mehdi\u003c\/i\u003e by Torange Yeghiazarian\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBrowntown\u003c\/i\u003e by Samir Younis\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eDesert Sunrise\u003c\/i\u003e by Misha Shulman\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHolly Hill\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of \u003ci\u003ePlaying Joan\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eActors' Lives\u003c\/i\u003e, published by Theatre Communications Group. A critic and feature writer published widely in the United States and United Kingdom, Hill was the former New York theater correspondent for \u003ci\u003eThe Times\u003c\/i\u003e of London and the director of the Arabic Theater Project from 1997 to 2000.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDina Amin\u003c\/b\u003e is the assistant professor of Arab Literature \u0026amp; Culture and Theatre at Villanova University. She directs in the United States and Egypt, in Arabic and English. Amin has published in major academic journals and has translated a number of Arabic plays into English.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 400\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47388101607602,"sku":"9781559363327","price":19.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/012daa1612e18eaab1dc0015994fe221.webp?v=1777921068","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/salaam-peace-an-anthology-of-middle-eastern-american-drama-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}