{"title":"Lynn Nottage","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLynn Nottage\u003c\/strong\u003e crafts powerful narratives that delve into the complexities of human experience, often exploring themes of resilience, identity, and social justice. Her works, including \u003cem\u003eMlima's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eSweat\u003c\/em\u003e, offer a poignant reflection on contemporary issues through compelling characters and vivid storytelling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRooted in \u003cem\u003eArts \u0026amp; Culture\u003c\/em\u003e, Nottage’s plays and stories challenge readers to confront difficult realities while celebrating the strength of the human spirit. Expect thought-provoking drama that resonates with emotional depth and cultural insight.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"ruined-tcg-edition-by-lynn-nottage-9781559363556","title":"Ruined (TCG Edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Drama\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"An intense and gripping new drama... the kind of new play we desperately need: well-informed and unafraid of the world's brutalities.\" – \u003cstrong\u003eDavid Cote, \u003ci\u003eTime Out New York\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA rain forest bar and brothel in the brutally war-torn Congo is the setting for Lynn Nottage's extraordinary play, \u003ci\u003eRuined\u003c\/i\u003e. The establishment's shrewd matriarch, Mama Nadi, keeps peace between customers from both sides of the civil war, as government soldiers and rebel forces alike choose from her inventory of women, many already \"ruined\" by rape and torture when they were pressed into prostitution.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by interviews she conducted in Africa with Congolese refugees, Nottage has crafted an engrossing story with humour and song served alongside its postcolonial and feminist politics in the rich theatrical tradition of Bertolt Brecht's \u003ci\u003eMother Courage\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47455681773804,"sku":"9781559363556","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/41j2RMHTazL.jpg?v=1774793561"},{"product_id":"sweat-tcg-edition-by-lynn-nottage-9781559365321","title":"Sweat (TCG Edition)","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWinner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Drama\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eNominee for 3 Tony Awards including Best Play\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\"Lynn Nottage's best work. She offers a powerful critique of the American attitude toward class, and how it affects the decisions we make. \u003cem\u003eSweat\u003c\/em\u003e has fraternity at its heart, but also the violence, and the suspicion that can result from class aspirations.\" — Hilton Als, \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLynn Nottage has written one of her most exquisitely devastating tragedies to date. In one of the poorest cities in America, Reading, Pennsylvania, a group of down-and-out factory workers struggle to keep their present lives in balance, ignorant of the financial devastation looming in their near future. Based on Nottage's extensive research and interviews with residents of Reading, \u003cem\u003eSweat\u003c\/em\u003e explores the complexities of community and the impact of economic distress.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLynn Nottage\u003c\/strong\u003e is the recipient of two Pulitzer Prize Awards for Drama for \u003cem\u003eSweat\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eRuined\u003c\/em\u003e. She is the first woman playwright to be honoured twice. 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Beginning in a game park in Kenya and traveling around the world to a billionaire's penthouse in the West, the play tracks the trajectory of Mlima's tusks through the ivory trade market while Mlima's phantom follows close behind—marking all those involved as complicit in his death.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eInspired by the real-life consequences of animal poaching, \u003cem\u003eMlima's Tale\u003c\/em\u003e is a piercing story of human cruelty born of greed and wavering values.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47606924345580,"sku":"9781559365994","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/e47808877d297ded24cfcd92e497e60a.jpg?v=1778191243"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/lynn-nottage.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}