{"product_id":"the-black-eyed-architecture-paperback","title":"The Black Eyed \u0026 Architecture - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBetty Shamieh\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis collection includes one full-length play, THE BLACK EYED, and one short play, ARCHITECTURE. THE BLACK EYED: Four Arab women from across the ages meet in the afterlife. As these characters - who include the Biblical Delilah and a secular modern Arab-American - struggle to come to terms with their lives and their choices, this shockingly funny play skewers traditional views on sex, family, and terrorism. ARCHITECTURE: A short play based on the character of the Architect from the play THE BLACK EYED. \"A gorgeously conceived and realized drama ...  Shamieh's] theatrical imagination, in its agility and its urgency, brings to mind Tony Kushner, whose faith in eloquence as an instrument of change is echoed here.\" -The New Yorker \"Shamieh's writing is powerful  Violence haunts the four Palestinian women occupying an anteroom of the afterlife ... these souls in Samuel Beckett-like transit are The Black Eyed which happens to be the title of Betty Shamieh's provocative theater piece.\" -International Herald Tribune \"A chillingly beautiful piece about the relationship between seduction and violence \" -San Francisco Weekly \"From its first words, Shamieh's play grabs you and won't let go.\" -Oakland Tribune \"Shamieh's writing is thoughtful, her perspective informed.\" -The New York Times\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 128\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.27 x 8.5 x 5.51 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42737699389503,"sku":"9780881454017","price":27.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/c7bd4316959c492007fe7a8500c045ec.webp?v=1765150774","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/the-black-eyed-architecture-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}