{"product_id":"damage-john-romeril-9780868198767","title":"Damage: A collection of plays by John Romeril","description":"\u003cp\u003eRomeril's writing conveys the immediacy of the times that stems from his beginnings as an agitprop writer, but he focuses on everyday lives. The plays in Damage explore twentieth-century stresses and strains, the damage we do and the damage done to us. This collection, introduced by John McCallum, includes three previously unpublished works. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eJonah \u003c\/em\u003eis a Brechtian musical reinvention of Louis Stone's novel of the same name. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTop End\u003c\/em\u003e is a political drama set in Darwin during the Indonesian invasion of East Timor.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eLost Weekend\u003c\/em\u003e takes a class-based look at 'Australianess'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Floating World\u003c\/em\u003e is the story of a returned serviceman's descent into madness on a cruise ship bound for Japan.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John Romeril\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0868198765\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780868198767\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Currency Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/01\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 322\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.79lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.27h x 5.39w x 0.88d","brand":"John Romeril","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48748285296895,"sku":"9780868198767","price":24.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/damage-john-romeril-9780868198767","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}