{"product_id":"the-great-wave-by-francis-turnly-9781350402379","title":"The Great Wave","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis Student Edition is ideal for any teacher coming to Francis Turnly's 2018 play for the first time, or for those who already have some familiarity with it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSpanning 1979 to 2003, \u003ci\u003eThe Great Wave\u003c\/i\u003e looks at the mysterious disappearance of a Japanese schoolgirl and her mother and sister’s tireless search to find her again. The girl, Hanako, is discovered living in captivity in a compound in North Korea, employed to teach a young woman Japanese language and culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrancis Turnly’s gripping play is based on a true story and conveys not only the magnitude of these events globally, but also the beating human heart at the centre of this story.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe commentary in the edition unpacks:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethe author's identity as a \"Japanese Ulsterman\", owing to his Northern Irish-Japanese heritage\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethe play's place within a trilogy\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethe significance of Japanese history and culture\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethemes of occupation, colonisation, grief, loss, and hope\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethe use of language in the play, including English and phonetic Japanese and Korean\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethe play's use of objects as cultural markers\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethe play's structure and representation of 24 years\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ethe play's form and genre\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eproductions of the play so far, including in London and San Francisco\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis edition is invaluable in helping to make sense of this thematically and contextually rich play for students, and to bring it alive through the discussion of its inherent theatricality and production opportunities.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Allen \u0026 Unwin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47599452487916,"sku":"9781350402379","price":24.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781350402379-the-great-wave.jpg?v=1777979686","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-great-wave-by-francis-turnly-9781350402379","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}