{"product_id":"ruined-9780822223900","title":"Ruined","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTHE STORY:\u003c\/b\u003e From Lynn Nottage, the Pulitzer Prizewinning author of such plays as \u003ci\u003eFabulation\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eIntimate Apparel\u003c\/i\u003e, comes this haunting, probing work about the resilience of the human spirit during times of war. Set in a small mining town in Democratic Republic of Congo, this powerful play follows Mama Nadi, a shrewd businesswoman in a land torn apart by civil war. But is she protecting or profiting by the women she shelters? How far will she go to survive? Can a price be placed on a human life?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWinner of the 2009 Pulitzer Prize. \"RUINED takes us inside an unthinkable reality and into the heads of victims and perpetrators to create a full-immersion drama of shocking complexity and moral ambiguity. What's more surprising is the exquisite balance the playwright brings - of brutality and poetry, hope and even humor.\"  - Variety. \"Strong and absorbinga raw and genuine agony pulses withina cleareyed celebration of endurance.\"  - NY Times. \"Sincere, passionate, courageous and acutely argued, RUINED is a remarkable theatrical accomplishment\"  - Chicago Tribune. \"In the hands of this talented playwright, what might have been a predictable political polemic instead emerges as a richly stirring and complex drama that even includes generous doses of humor.\"  - NY Post.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdl\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003ePublisher\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eDramatists Play Service Inc.\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eFormat\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003ePlay\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eBinding\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003eSoftcover\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eISBN\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822223900\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003cdt\u003eStock code\u003c\/dt\u003e\n\u003cdd\u003e9780822223900\u003c\/dd\u003e\n\u003c\/dl\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn-store pickup available. Please allow 2–5 business days. We’ll notify you when your order is ready to collect.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dramatists Play Service Inc.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46352205643820,"sku":"PRINT-9780822223900","price":22.95,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2970\/9956\/files\/ruined-9780822223900.jpg?v=1791503679","url":"https:\/\/roycemusic.com.au\/products\/ruined-9780822223900","provider":"roycemusic","version":"1.0","type":"link"}