{"product_id":"finished-from-the-start-and-juan-radrigan-9780810123427","title":"Finished from the Start and Other Plays","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis collection of plays comes from one of Chile's finest voices of the voiceless: Juan Radrig疣. A history marked by personal and political hardship has equipped Radrig疣 to tell the stories of those his nation left behind. Seven years old when his father abandoned his family, he was forced to work from an early age. As an adult, he worked as a manual laborer during a very dark time for Chile: the demise of Salvador Allende and the rise of General Augusto Pinochet. In a time of torture, exile, and political \"disappearances,\" his plays stood as quietly powerful anti-regime statements that mourned the country's loss. Translator Ana Elena Puga's introduction places Radrig疣's work in its historical and cultural context and provides ample background for the six pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe first work, \u003ci\u003eTestimonies to the Deaths of Sabina\u003c\/i\u003e, features a fruit seller who may lose her livelihood after she is accused of some mysterious infraction; but she doesn't know what she has done--if she has truly done anything. \u003ci\u003eThe Beasts\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of three sisters living in the wilderness who, fearing they have been completely abandoned, devise a means of ultimate escape. \u003ci\u003eFuneral Drums for Lambs and Wolves\u003c\/i\u003e comes in three parts: \u003ci\u003eIsabel Banished in Isabel\u003c\/i\u003e, a monologue of a woman left to go mad alone; \u003ci\u003eWithout Apparent Motive\u003c\/i\u003e, a monologue by a murderer who laments the spread of violence; and the dialogue \u003ci\u003eThe Guest\u003c\/i\u003e, a confrontational piece that speaks directly to the spectators, implicating them in their silent, passive tolerance of Pinochet. The title play, Radrig疣's 1981 masterpiece, speaks directly to the specter of the many \"disappeared\" victims of the military regime.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Juan Radrigan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0810123428\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780810123427\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Northwestern University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 12\/01\/2007\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 264\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.10lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.97h x 6.15w x 0.66d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eMulticultural Review\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/01\/2008 pg. 51","brand":"Juan Radrigan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44616367505663,"sku":"9780810123427","price":28.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_77bb3c0c-5e68-4df5-9e95-b1782b412004.jpg?v=1703019958","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/finished-from-the-start-and-juan-radrigan-9780810123427","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}