{"product_id":"english-wish-you-were-sanaz-toossi-9781636701905","title":"English \/ Wish You Were Here: Two Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Drama: \u003cem\u003eEnglish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eObie Award for Best New American Play: \u003cem\u003eEnglish\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTwo breakout plays by an Iranian-American playwright that examine the human costs of migration, both for those who leave their home country and for those who stay.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSanaz Toossi's \u003cem\u003eEnglish\u003c\/em\u003e is a comic and empathetic play about a group of Iranian students taking an English language class in the hopes of passing the challenging TOEFL exam. Navigating word games and listening exercises, the students make every effort to become fluent enough to migrate abroad in order to pursue their disparate goals--one hopes to reunite with her Canadian son, another wishes to pursue medical school in Australia. All feel a tension between their Iranian homeland and their hoped-for future. In \u003cem\u003eWish You Were Here, \u003c\/em\u003ethe focus shifts to a close-knit group of women who initially decide to remain in Iran following the 1979 Islamic Revolution. However, priorities shift as their fluctuating friendships begin to mirror the quickly changing political realities of the country. Taken together, these two plays provide a deeply humanizing portrait of the complex effects of diaspora both within and outside of Iran.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Sanaz Toossi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1636701906\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781636701905\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Theatre Communications Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/16\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 240\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback","brand":"Sanaz Toossi","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44133080563967,"sku":"9781636701905","price":18.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_62c41a6e-2ea8-4f57-a348-ec657795378b.jpg?v=1687483968","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/english-wish-you-were-sanaz-toossi-9781636701905","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}