{"product_id":"the-fever-chart-three-short-visions-of-the-middle-east-paperback","title":"The Fever Chart: Three Short Visions of the Middle East - 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\u003eNaomi Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Naomi Wallace commits the unpardonable sin of being partisan, and, the darkness and harshness of her work notwithstanding, outrageously optimistic. She seems to believe the world can change. She certainly writes as if she intends to set it on fire.\"--Tony Kushner\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaomi Wallace, the rare writer who combines lyrical theatricality with political ferocity, turns her sight to the Middle East, with a new triptych for the stage. Vision One, \u003ci\u003eA State of Innocence\u003c\/i\u003e, is set--as the playwright describes, in \"something like a small zoo, but more silent, empty, in Rafah, Palestine. Or a space that once dreamed it was a zoo\"--and features a Palestinian woman, an Israeli architect, and an Israeli soldier. Vision Two, \u003ci\u003eThe Retreating World\u003c\/i\u003e, is of an Iraqi bird keeper from Baghdad and his address before the International Pigeon Convention. Vision Three, \u003ci\u003eBetween this Breath and You\u003c\/i\u003e, takes place after hours in the waiting room of a clinic in West Jerusalem, where a Palestinian father confronts the nurse's aide, a young Israeli woman, about the meaning of the loss of his son and the impact it had on her life. These multifaceted works explore the urgency and complexity of the Middle East's political landscape, through the voices and bodies of the people who inhabit it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNaomi Wallace\u003c\/b\u003e is a poet and playwright from Kentucky, who currently resides in England. Her numerous awards include the MacArthur \"Genius\" Fellowship. Her plays, including \u003ci\u003eOne Flea Spare\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIn the Heart of America\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTrestle at Pope Lick Creek\u003c\/i\u003e, are produced throughout the United States and around the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eNaomi Wallace is from Kentucky. She was a 1999 recipient of the prestigious MacArthur Fellowship, the grant popularly known as the genius award. A published poet in both England and The United States, she has also received grants from The Kentucky Foundation for Women and The Kentucky Arts Council and a 1997 NEA grant for poetry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 80\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 8.3 x 5.3 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 01, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45775685681349,"sku":"9781559363372","price":13.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/O0vXFb2B0B9781559363372.webp?v=1770538701","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/the-fever-chart-three-short-visions-of-the-middle-east-paperback","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}