{"product_id":"the-fever-chart-three-short-visions-of-the-middle-east-9781559363372","title":"The Fever Chart: Three Short Visions of the Middle East","description":"\u003cp\u003e\"Naomi Wallace commits the unpardonable sin of being partisan, and, the darkness and harshness of her work notwithstanding, outrageously optimistic. She seems to believe the world can change. She certainly writes as if she intends to set it on fire.\"--Tony Kushner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaomi Wallace, the rare writer who combines lyrical theatricality with political ferocity, turns her sight to the Middle East, with a new triptych for the stage. Vision One, \u003ci\u003eA State of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, is set--as the playwright describes, in \"something like a small zoo, but more silent, empty, in Rafah, Palestine. Or a space that once dreamed it was a zoo\"--and features a Palestinian woman, an Israeli architect, and an Israeli soldier. Vision Two, \u003ci\u003eThe Retreating World\u003c\/i\u003e, is of an Iraqi bird keeper from Baghdad and his address before the International Pigeon Convention. Vision Three, \u003ci\u003eBetween this Breath and You\u003c\/i\u003e, takes place after hours in the waiting room of a clinic in West Jerusalem, where a Palestinian father confronts the nurse's aide, a young Israeli woman, about the meaning of the loss of his son and the impact it had on her life. These multifaceted works explore the urgency and complexity of the Middle East's political landscape, through the voices and bodies of the people who inhabit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and playwright from Kentucky, who currently resides in England. Her numerous awards include the MacArthur \"Genius\" Fellowship. Her plays, including \u003ci\u003eOne Flea Spare\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTrestle at Pope Lick Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, are produced throughout the United States and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Naomi Wallace\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 80\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.3lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.30h x 5.30w x 0.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781559363372","brand":"Theatre Communications Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45089483620489,"sku":"9781559363372","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_40b8f689-23b4-4105-be42-3b6c19111969.jpg?v=1766476702","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/the-fever-chart-three-short-visions-of-the-middle-east-9781559363372","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}