{"product_id":"9781474253673","title":"Shrapnel: 34 Fragments of a Massacre","description":"\u003ch3\u003eModern Plays\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eShrapnel: 34 Fragments of a Massacre\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAnders Lustgarten\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eDrama \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThere is no such thing as a happy colonised people.\u003cbr\u003eNever has been and never will be.\u003cbr\u003eThat is our basic delusion.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDecember 2011. Watching video footage from a drone, Pentagon officials see a huddle of people – unarmed smugglers, with mules – treading their familiar path across the Turkish-Iraqi border. Hours later, Turkish Armed Forces drop bombs on the group. 34 civilians are killed.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Roboski massacre is one of the most controversial episodes in the 'war on terror'. Piecing together the fragments of the tragedy, Anders Lustgarten's startling new play dares to ask what a massacre is made of.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShrapnel \u003c\/i\u003eis a story of malicious commands and mournful commemorations; an urgent, powerful insight into the state of modern warfare. This edition was published to coincide with the UK premiere at the Arcola Theatre, London, on 11 March 2015.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAnders Lustgarten\u003c\/b\u003e's work includes\u003ci\u003e The Insurgents\u003c\/i\u003e (2007),\u003ci\u003e Enduring Freedom \u003c\/i\u003e(2008), \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\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e01 April 2015\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eMethuen Drama\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781474253673\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e72\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e2.88\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51332045471884,"sku":"9781474253673","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_71e9fea9-1b5a-48a7-900b-f389a212800e.jpg?v=1783601244","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781474253673","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}