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Birds of a kind
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- Book Synopsis
- Is it really important to cling to our lost identities? A terrorist attack in Jerusalem puts Eitan, a young Israeli-German genetic researcher, in a coma, while his girlfriend Wahida, a Moroccan graduate student, is left to uncover his family secret that brought them to Israel in the first place. Since Eitan's parents erupted at a Passover meal when they realized Wahida was not Jewish, he has harboured a suspicion about his heritage that, if true, could change everything. In this sweeping drama from the award-winning Lebanese-Canadian playwright Wajdi Mouawad, the Israeli-Palestinian conflict hits close to home as a straitlaced family is forced to confront everything they know about their identities. Birds of a Kind won the Canadian Governor General's Literary Award in 2019. This edition from Playwrights Canada Press is an English-language translation of the play by Linda Gaboriau.
- About The Author
- Wajdi Mouawad is a Lebanese-Canadian writer, actor and director. He is known in Canadian and French theatre for politically engaged works such as his 2003 play Scorched (French title Incendies). He was born in Lebanon in 1968, but fled the war-torn country with his family, living in Paris for a few years before settling in Montreal. In 1991, shortly after graduating from the National Theatre School, he embarked on a career as an actor, writer, director, and producer. His plays include: Birds of a Kind (Governor General's Literary Award, 2019); Wedding Day at the Cro-Magnons'; Tideline; and Scorched (which was adapted into the Academy Award-nominated film Incendies. From 2000-2004, he was the artistic director of Montreal's Théâtre de Quat'Sous. In 2005 he founded two companies specializing in the development of new work: Abé carré cé carré in Canada (with Emmanuel Schwartz), and Au carré de l'hypoténuse in France. He is the recipient of numerous awards and honours for his writing and directing, including the 2000 Governor General's Literary Award for Drama, the 2002 Chevalier de l'Ordre National des Arts et des Lettres (France) and the 2004 Prix de la Francophonie. He is Artistic Director of the National Arts Centre French Theatre.
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781770919907
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Playwrights Canada Press, (05 May 2022)
- Number of Pages
- 115
- Weight
- 152 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 194 x 130 x 8 mm
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