{"product_id":"lampedusa-paperback-1","title":"Lampedusa - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\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\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.12 x 7.81 x 5.06 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 29, 2015\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47219306692857,"sku":"9781474253550","price":24.23,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0789\/2782\/3097\/files\/alVnRVRtcmNDVU9tYzd3UDkwYVJzZz09_5e091838-365c-4917-9745-b5ea7eb256a8.webp?v=1768165903","url":"https:\/\/bookscloud.io\/products\/lampedusa-paperback-1","provider":"BooksCloud Book Dropshipping","version":"1.0","type":"link"}