Isbn: 9780810123458 - heather raffo's 9 parts of desire: a play (14 Ergebnisse)

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. Winner, 2007 Chicago Book Clinic Crystal Book Award for Excellence in Design As topical as today's newspaper headlines, these rich monologues bring to life nine distinct Iraqi women whose very different stories convey the complex and harrowing reality of being female in modern-day Iraq. Their monologues quickly become a series of overlapping conversations leading to a breakdown in communication as the chaos of Iraq intensifies. Layal is a sexy and impulsive painter favored by Saddam's regime, breezily bohemian one minute and defensive the next; another woman mourns the death of her family in a 1991 bunker, and another--a blond American of Iraqi descent--painfully recalls a telephone conversation with Baghdad relatives on the eve of the U. S. invasion. Other characters decry the savagery of Saddam Hussein in terrifying detail and express an ambivalent relief at the American presence; still others--like a Bedouin woman searching for love--transcend politics. The title comes from the teachings of the seventh-century imam Ali ibn Abu Talib: God created sexual desire in ten parts; then he gave nine parts to women and one part to men. Heather Raffo's monologues weave these nine parts into a finely textured, brilliantly colorful tapestry of feminine longing in dire times. This compassionate and heart-breaking work will forever change your view of Iraqi women and the people of the Middle East.…

Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. Winner, 2007 Chicago Book Clinic Crystal Book Award for Excellence in Design As topical as today's newspaper headlines, these rich monologues bring to life nine distinct Iraqi women whose very different stories convey the complex and harrowing reality of being female in modern-day Iraq. Their monologues quickly become a series of overlapping conversations leading to a breakdown in communication as the chaos of Iraq intensifies. Layal is a sexy and impulsive painter favored by Saddam's regime, breezily bohemian one minute and defensive the next; another woman mourns the death of her family in a 1991 bunker, and another--a blond American of Iraqi descent--painfully recalls a telephone conversation with Baghdad relatives on the eve of the U. S. invasion. Other characters decry the savagery of Saddam Hussein in terrifying detail and express an ambivalent relief at the American presence; still others--like a Bedouin woman searching for love--transcend politics. The title comes from the teachings of the seventh-century imam Ali ibn Abu Talib: God created sexual desire in ten parts; then he gave nine parts to women and one part to men. Heather Raffo's monologues weave these nine parts into a finely textured, brilliantly colorful tapestry of feminine longing in dire times. This compassionate and heart-breaking work will forever change your view of Iraqi women and the people of the Middle East.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Good. First Edition; First Printing. 83 pages; B&W photographs. Light pen markings on the margins of a couple of pages. Light curls to cover edges. Creasing to front cover. Good condition otherwise. No other noteworthy defects. ; - We offer free returns for any reason and respond promptly to all inquiries. Your order will be packaged with care and ship on the same or next business day. Buy with confidence.…

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Paperback. Zustand: Very Good. 96 pages. Winner, 2007 Chicago Book Clinic Crystal Book Award for Excellence in Design As topical as today's newspaper headlines, these rich monologues bring to life nine distinct Iraqi women whose very different stories convey the complex and ha rrowing reality of being female in modern-day Iraq. Their monologues quickly bec ome a series of overlapping conversations leading to a breakdown in communicatio n as the chaos of Iraq intensifies. Layal is a sexy and impulsive painter favore d by Saddam's regime, breezily bohemian one minute and defensive the next; anoth er woman mourns the death of her family in a 1991 bunker, and another--a blond A merican of Iraqi descent--painfully recalls a telephone conversation with Baghda d relatives on the eve of the U. S. invasion. Other characters decry the savager y of Saddam Hussein in terrifying detail and express an ambivalent relief at the American presence; still others--like a Bedouin woman searching for love--trans cend politics. The title comes from the teachings of the seventh-century imam A li ibn Abu Talib: God created sexual desire in ten parts; then he gave nine part s to women and one part to men. Heather Raffo's monologues weave these nine part s into a finely textured, brilliantly colorful tapestry of feminine longing in d ire times. This compassionate and heart-breaking work will forever change your v iew of Iraqi women and the people of the Middle East. Editorial Reviews Review The voices are a study in contrasts: vivid and subdued, sophisticated and naive , seductive and standoffish. But they cohere to form a powerful collective portr ait of suffering and endurance in Nine Parts of Desire, Heather Raffo's impassio ned theatrical documentary about the lives of contemporary Iraqi women.--Charles.…