{"product_id":"in-bruges-paperback","title":"In Bruges - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMartin McDonagh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter a shooting in London goes hideously wrong, two hitmen, Ray and Ken, are sent to hide out in the strange, Gothic, medieval town of Bruges, Belgium, by their volatile and dangerous boss, Harry Waters. \u003cbr\u003eWhile awaiting instructions from him as to what to do next, the pair attempt to deal both with their feelings over the botched killing and their differing attitudes towards this curious, otherworldly place they've been dumped in ('Bruges is a shithole.' 'Bruges is not a shithole'), until the call from Harry finally comes through, and all three men are enmeshed in a spiral of bloody violence that few will get out of alive. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis jet-black comedy marks the feature-film debut of writer\/director Martin McDonagh, award-winning author of such plays as \u003cb\u003eThe Beauty Queen of Leenane\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Lieutenant of Inishmore\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Pillowman\u003c\/b\u003e, and the film \u003cb\u003eSix Shooter\u003c\/b\u003e, which won the Academy Award for the Best Live-Action Short Film.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartin McDonagh\u003c\/b\u003e's first play \u003ci\u003eThe Beauty Queen of Leenane\u003c\/i\u003e was nominated for six Tony awards, of which it won four, and the Laurence Olivier Award. In 2003, his play \u003ci\u003eThe Pillowman \u003c\/i\u003ehad its world premiere at the Royal National Theatre and received the 2004 Olivier Award. In 2006, Martin McDonagh won an Oscar for his short film \u003ci\u003eSix Shooter\u003c\/i\u003e.\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 0.26 x 7.78 x 5.08 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 15, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42694389497919,"sku":"9780571242313","price":19.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/51655dcf00762989c149ba4cbcbdc8e3.webp?v=1765001338","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/in-bruges-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}