{"product_id":"schimmelpfennig-roland-schimmelpfennig-9781783190959","title":"Schimmelpfennig: Plays One: The Animal Kingdom; Peggy Pickit Sees the Face of God; Idomeneus; The Four Points of the Compass","description":"\u003cp\u003eRoland Schimmelpfennig is the most performed contemporary German playwright. This collection demonstrates the breadth and formal innovation of his writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Animal Kingdom\u003c\/b\u003e depicts the unremitting battle for human survival in a merciless environment: the theatre. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003ePeggy Pickit Sees the Face of God\u003c\/b\u003e has been likened to a post-colonial Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf. Here two doctors who have returned from Africa reveal the true cost of their failure to combat a terrible and frightening disease. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eIdomeneus\u003c\/b\u003e is a narrative play written for a large chorus which re-tells the classical Idomeneus myth in contemporary terms; a fractured, mythic tidal wave, brought to life with astounding theatricality by an ensemble of storytellers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA small narrative piece, \u003cb\u003eThe Four Points of the Compass\u003c\/b\u003e is an urban fable of crossed destinies and uncanny coincidences and a compelling contemporary tale of lust for life and the fragility of existence.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Roland Schimmelpfennig\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1783190957\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781783190959\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2015\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 312\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.10w x 1.10d","brand":"Roland Schimmelpfennig","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43989483094271,"sku":"9781783190959","price":25.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_e08bb394-2ab8-43bc-84eb-af2a2817f955.jpg?v=1683299762","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/schimmelpfennig-roland-schimmelpfennig-9781783190959","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}