{"product_id":"9780857421777","title":"Loose Screws: Nine New Plays from Poland","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn unprecedented anthology of contemporary Polish drama\u003ci\u003e, Loose Screws\u003c\/i\u003e brings together nine previously un-translated plays by prominent playwrights who have emerged in rapidly changing postcommunist landscapes. The plays expose ways in which individual and social violence impinge upon one another, disrupt notions of a monolithic Polish identity, and try to find meaning within the post-9\/11 global context.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis comprehensive collection offers an account of Polish history and politics though plays that range in subject from communism to mental illness, criminal and social violence, and working-class life and globalization. Serving as the cornerstone for the collection, Malgorzata Sikorska-Miszczuk’s \u003ci\u003eLoose Screws\u003c\/i\u003e examines the ways in which various psychopathologies play themselves out in the private and public spheres in postcommunist Poland. The anthology includes a substantive introduction that situates each play within its historical, political, and theatrical context.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Seagull Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008609075440,"sku":"9780857421777","price":40.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780857421777_p0.jpg?v=1763831434","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780857421777","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}