{"product_id":"the-shroud-maker","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.","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48833512931533,"sku":"9781786825292","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0557\/1529\/9533\/files\/imageloader_144354f8-0df1-4a7e-aa39-274a4b01df11.jpg?v=1790887483","url":"https:\/\/booksatmidnight.com\/products\/the-shroud-maker","provider":"Books At Midnight","version":"1.0","type":"link"}