{"product_id":"desdemona-toni-morrison-paperback","title":"Desdemona -- Toni Morrison, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e'This is a remarkable, challenging and bravely original work.' \u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRipped from the world by her husband's paranoia, Desdemona turns in death towards the memory of Barbary, the North African maid who raised her: together, they explore the contours of death, race, war, love and motherhood, in a moving elegy. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAudacious with ambition, \u003ci\u003eDesdemona\u003c\/i\u003e is Toni Morrison's intimate reimagining of the fourth act of Shakespeare's \u003ci\u003eOthello\u003c\/i\u003e, mixing monologue with Rokia Traore's lyrical songs to re-examine the Bard's presentation of race and female suffering. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart-play, part-concert, part-quest into the afterlife, \u003ci\u003eDesdemona is\u003c\/i\u003e published in Methuen Drama's Modern Classics series, featuring a new introduction by Joyce Green MacDonald.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Toni Morrison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Methuen Drama\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 6\/13\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 72\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.4\" H x 4.9\" L x 0.2\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9781350428980\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51826315002155,"sku":"9781350428980","price":15.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9781350428980_e1e18f27-cc79-499e-8fc5-cfd4b6f03568.jpg?v=1774699011","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/desdemona-toni-morrison-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}