{"product_id":"9781927083628","title":"Alanis King: 3 Plays","description":"This long-awaited first collection by playwright and director Alanis King presents three exciting plays interconnected by themes of hope: \u003cul\u003espiritual (\u003ci\u003eIf Jesus Met Nanabush\u003c\/i\u003e), \u003cbr\u003epersonal (\u003ci\u003eThe Tommy Prince Story\u003c\/i\u003e) and \u003cbr\u003ecultural (\u003ci\u003eBorn Buffalo\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Jesus turns up at the Champion of Champions Pow-Wow, the first person he meets is Nanabush. Together they form an odd pair. Nanabush is earthy, irascible, fun-loving.  Jesus is formal, introverted, a fish out of water.  However, as they venture across the back roads, bars and bus depots of Turtle Island, the two will discover that they are not so different after all.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMerging Native and Western traditions, \u003ci\u003eIf Jesus Met Nanabush\u003c\/i\u003e is a thought-provoking and often hilarious cosmological First Contact story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Tommy Prince Story\u003c\/i\u003e an emotionally charged drama that brings to light the incredible life and times of the great Saulteaux warrior. As Drew Hayden Taylor concluded: \"This is Alanis at her finest.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe final play is the lively \u003ci\u003eBorn Buffalo\u003c\/i\u003e which will take the reader back into the mystical age of the buffalo alongside fraternal twins magically transformed into bison.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fifth House Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47137186873584,"sku":"9781927083628","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781927083628_p0.jpg?v=1763636357","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781927083628","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}