{"product_id":"the-shroud-maker-9781786825292","title":"The Shroud Maker","description":"\u003cp\u003eHajja Souad, an 80-year old Palestinian woman living on the besieged Gaza Strip, knows about business. She has survived decades of wars and oppression through making shrouds for the dead. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA compelling black comedy that delves deep into the intimate life of ordinary Palestinians, the play weaves a highly distinctive path through Palestine's turbulent past and present. \u003ci\u003eThe Shroud Maker\u003c\/i\u003e toured the UK as a one-woman comedy, with one female actress playing all the roles, in the tradition of a Palestinian story-teller. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Shroud Maker\u003c\/i\u003e was part of @70: Celebration of Contemporary Palestinian Culture, a week-long festival of theatre, dance, films and talks commemorating the Palestinian experience of dispossession and loss of a homeland. It weaves comic fantasy and satire with true stories told first hand to the writer, and offers a vivid portrait of Palestinian life in Gaza underscored with gallows humour.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAhmed Masoud is a writer, director and academic based in the UK and author of Vanished: The Mysterious Disappearance of Mustafa Ouda. His plays include Camouflage (London, May 2017), Walaa\/Loyalty (London, June \u0026amp; November 2014), Unto the Breach (London, November 2012 \u0026amp; Vienna, November 2013) and Go to Gaza, Drink the Sea (London, 2009 \u0026amp; Edinburgh Fringe, August 2009). His radio piece Escape from Gaza was broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in 2011.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Oberon Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50363158069522,"sku":"9781786825292","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_f07fa566-0a10-4836-a7d2-34e8c0213de2.jpg?v=1728406275","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-shroud-maker-9781786825292","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}