{"product_id":"i-love-xxx-by-jinghui-meng-9780857423849","title":"I Love XXX","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSince premiering his pioneering linguistic experiment \u003cem\u003eI Love XXX\u003c\/em\u003e in Beijing nearly twenty-five years ago, Meng Jinghui has been credited with revitalizing Chinese theatre by popularising the avant-garde. Mixing high culture with mass culture, his plays address China’s enduring revolutionary nostalgia and current social problems, challenging the artistic status quo from the mainstream rather than the margins. His creations range from new interpretations of canonical Western masters like Shakespeare and Genet to improvisational collaborations with actors on original works.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis anthology from China’s most influential theatre creator makes his plays available to an international readership in English for the first time. The collection, chosen by Meng and Chinese theatre scholar and translator Claire Conceison, represents the breadth of Meng’s work and illuminates late twentieth- and twenty-first-century creative practices that transcend the conventional category of playwright.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eI Love XXX\u003c\/em\u003e includes the title piece, \u003cem\u003eLonging for Worldly Pleasures\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Bedbug\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eHead Without Tail\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eTwo Dogs’ Opinions on Life\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as a DVD featuring selected scenes from each of the plays.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47470858993900,"sku":"9780857423849","price":85.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/7dd69def8e6a69663055c09a7e0334ce.jpg?v=1775792776","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/i-love-xxx-by-jinghui-meng-9780857423849","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}