{"product_id":"lampedusa-paperback","title":"Lampedusa - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAnders Lustgarten\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis is where the world began. This was Caesar's highway. Hannibal's road to glory. These were the trading routes of the Phoenicians and the Carthaginians, the Ottomans and the Byzantines . . . We all come from the sea and back to the sea we will go. The Mediterranean gave birth to the world. \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eStep into the shoes of those whose job it is to enforce our harsh new rules: an Italian coastguard and a payday lender from Leeds. How do they do it? And what happens to them? \u003ci\u003eLampedusa\u003c\/i\u003e is a powerful play about immigration and welfare. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis edition was published to coincide with the premiere at the Soho Theatre, London, on 8 April 2015, as part of the Soho Theatre's season of Politics.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnders Lustgarten\u003c\/b\u003e is Pearson Playwright-in-Residence at the Finborough Theatre, where his first two plays, \u003ci\u003eThe Insurgents\u003c\/i\u003e (2007) and\u003ci\u003e Enduring Freedom \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), were produced. Other work includes \u003ci\u003eThe Punishment Stories\u003c\/i\u003e (shortlisted for the 2007 Verity Bargate Award), an adaptation of Slawomir Mrozek's \u003ci\u003eThe Police \u003c\/i\u003e(BAC 2007), \u003ci\u003eThe Sugar-Coated Bullets of the Bourgeoisie\u003c\/i\u003e (2010) for the National Theatre Studio, and \u003ci\u003eIf You Don't Let Us Dream We Won't Let You Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e for the Royal Court. Lustgarten is a political activist, has taught on Death Row, has been arrested by the Turkish secret police, and holds a PhD in Chinese politics from the University of California. He won the inaugural Harold Pinter Playwright's Award with a commission from the Royal Court in 2011.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42734923186239,"sku":"9781474253550","price":29.08,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/cdb4015d417ae2b5934d140d12b64900.webp?v=1765141578","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/lampedusa-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}