1,494円 "Perfection is not the basis of what I'm talking about," says a member of the Cassandra family, which forms the center of Denis Johnson's plays, Hellhound on My Trail and Shoppers Carried by Escalators Into the Flames. The character could be speaking for his creator, because human imperfection is...

1,723円 As the Soviet army invades Afghanistan, Aman and Mariam flee to Canada in hopes of putting an ocean between themselves and the daily horrors of war. A championship chess player in Kabul, Aman finds himself working in a pizzeria just to get by. Their fresh start continues to prove difficult as the...

150円 When a travel diary becomes a memoir there are always details from behind the scenes which are edited out or not fully expanded upon. In this special edition ebook author Robert Fear reveals some untold facts and stories that occurred during the period covered in his travel diary as he takes you ...

1,594円 In the spirit of Khaled Hosseini, Nadia Hashimi and Shilpi Somaya Gowda comes this powerful debut from a talented new voice-a sweeping, emotional journey of two childhood friends in Mumbai, India, whose lives converge only to change forever one fateful night. India, 1986: Mukta, a ten-year-old vi...

5,305円 Jana Sanskriti is internationally recognised as the most iconic post-Boalian Theatre of the Oppressed operation in the world today. This fully illustrated book by the Bengali company's founder and artistic director Sanjoy Ganguly, edited by Ralph Yarrow, collects and explains their programme of w...

262円 Sophie Remenis lives for fun with friends and lovers; a working class La Dolce Vita of transient jobs, ephemeral relationships and parties, parties, parties. What decisions will be forced on her when she realises that street-life is only for the young.

602円 Jasmine Lao is an exotic thirty-year-old virgin from The Philippines. She has been married to her career as a healthcare professional, saving lives day in and day out. But she’s become bored…wanting something new and exciting. Steven Gates is strikingly handsome and knows what he wants. The owner...

150円 From the beautiful island of Formosa comes a romantic tale of a young Japanese officer and a local Hakka woman. There is tragedy and hope as the story moves from Taiwan to Japan.

5,068円 Islam in Performancebrings together six contemporary plays from Bangladesh, India, and Pakistan that highlight the political performance of Islam in South Asia, especially since the 1947 partition of the subcontinent. The plays invite comparison with one another, engaging with the issue from pers...

794円 Sang Thong: A Dance-Drama from Thailand, a beloved treasure of Thailand's classical theater is now available for the first time in English. Composed by King Rama II and his court poets early in the 19th century, this captivating dance-drama blends ribald humor, sharp observation, and graceful poe...

2,515円 Bali has long been known for its deep spirituality and extraordinary artistic heritage. The dances, dramas, puppetry and music of Bali are more than icons for the island; they are part and parcel of lifeーas expressions of devotion to the gods, as entertainment, and as a way of instilling cultura...

794円 Words cannot explain to an outsider the sight and feel of the Japanese stage. And definitions and descriptions do not convey an exact image to people brought up on a concept of the theatre that differs so greatly from the Japanese as ours. In seeing something foreign, too, our eyes must be guided...