{"product_id":"bliss-paperback-5","title":"Bliss - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eFraser Grace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIt's good to see you're alive. Good to know not all the ghosts in the streets are enemies...\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1921. Russia. Winter. When Nikita returns home from the brutal civil war, he attempts to start a new life with his drunken father Mikhail and his new wife Lyuba, the feisty young girl he remembers from his school days. When Nikita fails to consummate his marriage - all the while aware that he is being haunted by a mysterious figure - escape is the only solution he can find. He finally emerges in a new town further along the Potudan River, only to be accused of an ambiguous crime against the Soviet State... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on a short story by the Russian writer Andrey Platonov (1899-1951), \u003ci\u003eBliss \u003c\/i\u003eis a kaleidoscope of hopes, dreams and realities, as the survivors of years of devastating war and political revolution search for their 'bliss' in post-war Soviet Russia. They quickly learn that a society needs time to recover from catastrophe, and that the future is only built by those who manage to accept their past. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition of \u003ci\u003eBliss\u003c\/i\u003e was published alongside the world premiere at the Finborough Theatre, London in May 2022.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eFraser Grace\u003c\/b\u003e is a multi-award winning playwright whose acclaimed \u003ci\u003eBreakfast with Mugabe\u003c\/i\u003e (directed for the RSC by Antony Sher) transferred to the West End and won the 2006 John Whiting Award. Other plays include \u003ci\u003ePerpetua \u003c\/i\u003e(Winner of the Verity Bargate Award), \u003ci\u003eFrobisher's Gold, The Lifesavers\u003c\/i\u003e (nominated for the 2009 TMA\/Stage Awards) and \u003ci\u003eKing David: Man \u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eof Blood\u003c\/i\u003e, described by \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e as 'urgent and bang up to date...gripping and exceptionally meaty, delivered with a light touch and a compassion for human fallibility.'\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 96\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.19 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 07, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718537220159,"sku":"9781350346239","price":24.22,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/64dc05683da32f37750d56a499453274.webp?v=1765082320","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/bliss-paperback-5","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}