{"product_id":"barricade-paperback","title":"Barricade - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eUtpal Dutt\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnanda Lal\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA political play staging the Nazi takeover of Germany with an eye on India.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Although Utpal Dutt is acknowledged as a trailblazer of post-Independence Indian theater, English readers have not had access to the range and wealth of his drama. \u003ci\u003eBarricade\u003c\/i\u003e is a political play that stages the Nazi takeover of Germany in 1933 with an eye on India. Today, the surge to power of far-right parties and fundamentalist fanaticism across the world means that the co-option of democracy and civil society that led to Nazi fascism can happen again--or indeed has already happened--granting \u003ci\u003eBarricade\u003c\/i\u003e its immediate urgency. Equipped with an introduction analyzing its historical context, this translation of \u003ci\u003eBarricade\u003c\/i\u003e is also a very rare product in dramatic literature, collating both the printed original as well as a documented performance of the production directed by Dutt.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUtpal Dutt\u003c\/b\u003e (1929-1993) was one of India's most important playwrights, theater directors, and actors. \u003cb\u003eAnanda Lal\u003c\/b\u003e, a theatre and translation specialist, retired as professor of English from Jadavpur University, Kolkata. He directs Writers Workshop, Kolkata, and runs kolkatatheatre.com.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 132\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.5 x 4.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 01, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42697104883775,"sku":"9781803090511","price":20.4,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/6a308cf43e7af5e07fcf6d552eded29f.webp?v=1765008476","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/barricade-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}