{"product_id":"scenes-from-a-repatriation-joel-tan-9781839044243","title":"Scenes from a Repatriation","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA bold, imaginative piece of theatre...opens up a complex dialogue on history, identity, and cultural ownership with intelligence and heart. --\u003ci\u003eReviews Hub\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA 1000-year-old statue of the Boddhisattva Guan Yin lives in The British Museum. When it emerges that the statue was stolen from its original home, the museum attempts to deflect both the public response and controversial repatriation claims from the Chinese government.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs statesmen scheme and grease their palms, beneath the statue witches dance, a cleaner prays, and spirits weep. Guan Yin's gaze falls over the broken shards of human life from empires old and new.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJoel Tan's shape-shifting play \u003ci\u003eScenes from a Repatriation\u003c\/i\u003e unfolds the statue's journey from China to Britain and back again, stirring up centuries of ghosts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Joel Tan\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1839044241\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781839044243\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Nick Hern Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 128\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.70h x 5.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Joel Tan","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48113973592319,"sku":"9781839044243","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_4bb2ddf9-a998-420c-8632-809bd4cfe114.jpg?v=1769618302","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/scenes-from-a-repatriation-joel-tan-9781839044243","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}