{"product_id":"9781780018331","title":"The Acedian Pirates (NHB Modern Plays)","description":"\u003cp\u003eA play that challenges our understanding of mythology, and forces us to ask vital questions about military occupation.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e“And we believe we're helping, we really do. But we've been 'helping' people for thousands of years and the divided land has stayed divided. We're still at war.”\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eacedia: Noun, from Greek akēdia, apathetic listlessness, a moral failing.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJacob doesn’t know why he’s here. He’s been at war for six years, but nobody will tell him why. The Moon is upstairs and he wants so desperately to talk to her, but they just won’t let him. Will she be his salvation?\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003eJay Taylor's debut play, \u003cem\u003eThe Acedian Pirates\u003c\/em\u003e premiered at Theatre503, London, in October 2016.\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'A writer of real promise' \u003cem\u003eJeremy Herrin\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e'Very funny and very powerful' \u003cem\u003eHilary Mantel\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Hern, Nick Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47131345780976,"sku":"9781780018331","price":11.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781780018331_p0.jpg?v=1772806012","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781780018331","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}