{"product_id":"butcher-9781552453001","title":"Butcher","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn old man in a military uniform is dumped at the police station--he won't speak English but has a lawyer's card in his pocket. A seemingly innocuous encounter gets stranger and stranger as we gradually realize no one is who they seem and the Balkan wars' traumas continue to play out. The \"It Kid\" of Canadian theater, award-winning playwright Nicolas Billon, returns with a devastating parable.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNicolas Billon\u003c\/b\u003e's plays and translations have been produced at the Stratford Festival, Soulpepper Theatre, and Canadian Stage. \u003ci\u003eFault Lines\u003c\/i\u003e won the Governor General's Award, and his first play, \u003ci\u003eThe Elephant Song\u003c\/i\u003e, is being developed into a film starring Catherine Keener.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNicolas Billon: Nicolas Billon's plays and translations have been produced at the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, Soulpepper Theatre, Canadian Stage and Theatre d'Aujourd'hui. He lives in Toronto and also writes for film. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Coach House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50855449002258,"sku":"9781552453001","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cb7a4fae-b311-44b0-8ded-644810a32fba.jpg?v=1737480683","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/butcher-9781552453001","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}