{"product_id":"i-love-xxx-jinghui-meng-9780857423849","title":"I Love XXX: And Other Plays","description":"Since premiering his pioneering linguistic experiment \u003ci\u003eI Love XXX\u003c\/i\u003e in Beijing nearly twenty-five years ago, Meng Jinghui has been credited with revitalizing Chinese theater by popularizing the avant-garde. Mixing high culture with mass culture, his plays address China's enduring revolutionary nostalgia and current social problems, challenging the artistic status quo from the mainstream rather than the margins. His creations range from new interpretations of canonical Western masters like Shakespeare and Genet to improvisational collaborations with actors on original works. This anthology from China's most influential theater creator makes his plays available to an international readership in English for the first time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e The collection, chosen by Meng and Chinese theater scholar and translator Claire Conceison, represents the breadth of Meng's work and illuminates late twentieth- and twenty-first-century creative practices that transcend the conventional category of playwright. \u003ci\u003eI Love XXX\u003c\/i\u003e includes the title piece, \u003ci\u003eLonging for Worldly Pleasures\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Bedbug\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHead Without Tail\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTwo Dogs' Opinions on Life\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as a DVD featuring selected scenes from each of the plays.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Jinghui Meng\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0857423843\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780857423849\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Seagull Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.15lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.50h x 6.10w x 1.00d","brand":"Jinghui Meng","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44072844787967,"sku":"9780857423849","price":45.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_fa90d6ad-a0b5-4ab5-ab84-8f6468f8f61a.jpg?v=1685444267","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/i-love-xxx-jinghui-meng-9780857423849","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}