{"product_id":"the-noose-frankzstienne-9780826500045","title":"The Noose: A Play","description":"\u003ci\u003eThe Noose\u003c\/i\u003e (also known as \u003ci\u003ePèlin-Tèt\u003c\/i\u003e) focuses on the lives of two Haitian immigrants living in a grubby basement apartment in New York City in 1978. One, Polydor, is a middle-class intellectual and political refugee. The other, Pyram, is a lower-class laborer. For the sake of saving money, the two have been sharing the apartment for three years. While Pyram is away working, Polydor apparently does nothing but read books on political theory. His source of funds remains a mystery. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e With recent productions in Canada and the United States, the publication of this play in English will provide a new generation of audiences access to this important text, accompanied by an introduction by translator Asselin Charles and an afterword by Jean Jonassaint, both preeminent scholars of Frankétienne's literary output.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Frankétienne\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0826500048\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780826500045\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Vanderbilt University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 188\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.39lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.49h x 5.61w x 0.35d","brand":"Frankétienne","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48520162214143,"sku":"9780826500045","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c2704a27-7813-40aa-ae4b-04035c1b8ee3.jpg?v=1778741124","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-noose-frankzstienne-9780826500045","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}