{"product_id":"the-shroud-maker-ahmed-masoud-9781786825292","title":"The Shroud Maker","description":"\u003cp\u003eHajja Souad, an 80-year old Palestinian woman living on the besieged Gaza Strip, knows about business. She has survived decades of wars and oppression through making shrouds for the dead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA compelling black comedy that delves deep into the intimate life of ordinary Palestinians, the play weaves a highly distinctive path through Palestine's turbulent past and present. \u003ci\u003eThe Shroud Maker\u003c\/i\u003e toured the UK as a one-woman comedy, with one female actress playing all the roles, in the tradition of a Palestinian story-teller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shroud Maker\u003c\/i\u003e was part of @70: Celebration of Contemporary Palestinian Culture, a week-long festival of theatre, dance, films and talks commemorating the Palestinian experience of dispossession and loss of a homeland. It weaves comic fantasy and satire with true stories told first hand to the writer, and offers a vivid portrait of Palestinian life in Gaza underscored with gallows humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ahmed Masoud\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1786825295\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781786825292\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oberon Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/15\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 64\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.10h x 5.00w x 0.30d","brand":"Ahmed Masoud","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44125389390079,"sku":"9781786825292","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_6605c120-1d44-4766-9412-7662bc93be0e.jpg?v=1687442346","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-shroud-maker-ahmed-masoud-9781786825292","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}